Milk halwa/ Paal halwa is a delicious Indian dessert prepared with milk, sugar and flavored with cardamom. This paal halwa is very easy to prepare halwa as it will be done in one pot and with handful everyday ingredients only. I learnt this yummy milk halwa/ kavva from my MIL […]
Fish tikka masala is a rich and creamy curry prepared by adding chunks of marinated and roasted fish and veggies into tomato based curry sauce and cooked to perfection with spices. This fish tikka masala tastes just like restaurant ones and can be easily made at home without using skewers/ […]
Fresh fruit cake consists of a basic soft and spongy vanilla cake which is layered with fruits and covered with vanilla frosting and topped with fresh fruits and garnished with sliced almonds in the sides. Yes its an interesting cake and surely loved by everyone specially by chocolate haters/ fruits […]
Thalappakatti chicken biryani is a unique flavored biryani prepared with popular variety of short grain rice grown in Tamil Nadu called seeraga samba, chicken and spiced with freshly ground biryani masala to give this biryani distinct flavor and color. This Thalappakatti biryani was founded by Mr. Nagasamy Naidu who always […]
Spinach and cheese samosa/ Cheese samosa is a deep fried/ baked pastry/ savory snack prepared with spinach and cheese filling. Samosa is a very popular triangle shaped snack/ appetizer prepared with different kinds of filling like potato, onion, vegetable, chicken and much more in Indian and Asia. We love to […]
Pesarattu upma is a delicious and healthy lentil crepe prepared with green gram dal and served with rava upma, by which it derives the name from. This is a traditional breakfast hailing from my place Andhra Pradesh and usually served with ginger chutney also know as allam chutney which I […]
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.
