Instant pot millet bisi bele bath/ Barnyard millet bisi bele bath is a scrumptious, wholesome and healthy one pot meal prepared by cooking millet, dal and veggies in freshly ground bisi bele bath powder then topped with tempering consisting of ghee, cashews and curry leaves. Traditionally bisi bele bath is […]
Beetroot adai / Beetroot millet adai/ Beetroot thinai adai is a delicious breakfast prepared with a mixture of lentils, millet and some beetroot for that extra taste, health and also to create a variation or variety from the regular adai. Adai – A south Indian savory pancake that is traditionally […]
Little millet poori/ Samai poori is a delicious and deep fried puffy Indian bread prepared with little millet flour and whole wheat flour. Traditionally poori is prepared with Whole wheat flour/ Maida but for a change thought to post recipe with millet and as it always turns out puffy and […]
Millet tomato rice/ Kuthiraivali tomato rice/ Millet thakkali sadam/ Millet tomato bath is a healthy, delicious and easy to make one pot meal prepared by tossing cooked millet in spicy, tangy tomato thokku / gravy. Traditionally tomato rice is prepared with raw rice/ pacharisi or Basmati rice but thought to […]
Varagu arisi pongal/ Kodo Millet khara pongal is one of the popular South Indian breakfast. It is prepared with millet and moong dal which is spiced and flavored with peppercorn, cashews, curry leaves and ghee. Ven pongal/ khara pongal is traditionally prepared with raw rice and moong dal., But I […]
Ragi roti/ Finger millet roti is a soft, delicious and healthy flatbread as finger millet is rich in calcium, is a good source of fiber and also aids in weight as well apart from several other benefits. I have earlier posted many recipes with ragi/ millet flour in the blog […]
Hello and welcome. I’m Sandhya—the hands, heart, and stories behind Sandyathome This blog was never planned. It began quietly—just like the way my mother and grandmother used to cook. No measurements. No books. Just feeling. Growing up, I didn’t realize I was being shaped by their everyday magic. The gentle clinking of ladles, the warm smell of curry leaves crackling in oil, the quiet hum of love in every dish—they stayed with me. I didn’t inherit written recipes. But I inherited something far deeper—the emotion of cooking, the way food could heal, gather, and speak when words fall short.
