Butter chicken biryani/ Chicken makhani biryani is one such scrumptious and simplest biryani. Butter chicken biryani/ Chicken makhani biryani is loaded with flavors from chicken and makhani gravy over which half cooked basmati rice is cooked to perfection on dum. The creamy, spicy and sweet flavors from makhani gravy is […]
Chicken nombu kanji/ Instant pot chicken nombu kanji is a delicious and healthy porridge prepared with rice, moong dal, chicken, carrot and other spices during the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan nombu kanji is very light and cooling porridge which is consumed in the evening to break the fast; yes […]
Moong dal poli/ Pesara pappu poli/ Paruppu poli is a sweetened flat bread with lentil filling usually prepared during festivals like Ugadi, Holi or for any other festivities. Yes you are correct!! Ugadi is almost there and I thought to try and post a new recipe without breaking much of […]
Instant banana malpua/ Instant malpua is a delicious ghee fried pancake soaked in sugar syrup with crispy edges and soft interior usually prepared during festivals like Holi and Diwali. Malpua is usually relished with rabri/ rabdi or topped with nuts and can be made with lot of variations and varieties. […]
Baked vegetable dum biryani/ Baked dum biryani is one such easy and super quick to make one pot meal that can be prepared in oven in no time if you have all the ingredients ready. All you need to do is mix all the ingredients, layer it with rice, bake […]
Hotel style coconut chutney is a scrumptious and very easy to make side dish that can be prepared with handful ingredients. Yes regular coconut chutney recipe tweaked bit by adding sauteed onion, ginger and chili while grinding elevates the taste, color and flavor of the chutney – same as the […]
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.
