Beetroot dosa/ Pink dosa is a soft, spongy and delicious dosa prepared by adding beetroot puree to regular dosa batter. Yes the color that you see in the dosa comes from beetroot puree make it super healthy and super appetizing. This beetroot dosa tastes great with any spicy chutney. For […]
Tandoori chicken as the name goes is a flavorful and spicy roasted chicken traditionally prepared in clay oven/ tandoor. This popular Indian dish can be easily prepared at home by roasting the marinated chicken in oven/ tawa. Yes you heard it right! All you need is simple curd/ yogurt and […]
Aloo gobi is a simple and easy to make dry side dish prepared with potato (aloo), cauliflower (gobi) and spices. This aloo gobi is a very flavorful dish and is usually served Indian flatbread like Naan, Whole wheat naan, Italian herbs naan, Kulcha, Jeera rice, Phulka and Roti. Aloo gobi […]
Dates kheer/ Khajoor kheer is a tasty, healthy and quick to make kheer/ milk sweet loaded with nuts and khajoor/ dates. You guys would have guessed why this dates kheer/ Dates payasam post is here. Yes, the holy month of Ramadan/ Ramzan is about to begin and we will need […]
Cheese balls is a crispy deep fried snack/ appetizer prepared with boiled potato/aloo, oregano, bell pepper, chilli flakes and cheese as the name goes. This is surely an interesting snack to much on as the balls are made with potato and stuffed with cheese cubes, so as soon you bite […]
Dal fry is an easy and quick to make comforting side dish prepared by adding mashed dal to flavorful tempered onion tomato mixture. Dal fry is traditionally made with toor dal/ tuvar dal and sometimes mixed with moong dal and masoor dal, but I have prepared this dal fry with moong […]
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.
