Ridge gourd peanut curry/ Beerakaya pallilu curry/ Peerkangai curry is a spicy, flavorful, mildly sweet and crunch from roasted peanuts. Yes you heard me right no coconut or tomatoes involved yet tastes great when served with hot rice, roti or idli. I am not a great fan of ridge gourd […]
Curry leaves powder/ Karuveppilai podi/ Karivepaku podi is an aromatic and flavorful condiment/ spice blend prepared with fresh curry leaves, lentils and spices. This aromatic powder not only adds taste to the food but also contains umpteen health benefits so adding it in our diet it very important. This is one […]
Crispy Thinai Dosa made without rice using foxtail millet, poha, and urad dal—easy, healthy, and delicious.
Eggless Halloween Chocolate cookies/ Halloween chocolate cookies is simple, easy peasy and quick to make yummy tasting cookies as it can be made in jiffy. That’s true!! I totally forgot to make some halloween treat this year for my family and blog and couldn’t think of something fancy/ really interesting […]
Thinai adirasam/ Foxtail millet karupatti adhirasam is a delicious South Indian deep fried sweet. Millet adhirasam can be prepared with homemade Thinai flour/ Foxtail millet flour and palm jaggery. It is usually for festivals like Diwali and few other festivities. Traditionally adhirasam is prepared with rice flour and jaggery/ karupatti. […]
Ragi Kara boondi/ Finger Millet kara boondi is a spicy, crunchy and yummy deep fried snack made during festivals like Diwali or even served as tea time snack. This kara boondi is prepared with ragi flour/ finger millet flour, besan/ gram flour acting as key ingredient and adding chilli powder, […]
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.
