Kadalai urundai/ Peanut chikki/ kadalai mittai is a delicious and healthy snack made with peanuts and jaggery syrup. This is usually made during karthigai deepam festival along with pori urundai/ murmura ladoo, but since it is consumed as snack too I thought to post it today, because I made this […]
Carrot halwa/ Gajar ka halwa/ Gajreka is a delicious Indian dessert prepared with grated carrots, milk, sugar and cardamom powder for flavoring. Carrot halwa can be prepared with regular milk, condensed milk, khoya either in stovetop method or in instant pot, but here we will take a look at how […]
Chocolate cake or chocolate loaf cake call it any name it is adored by many for its deliciousness and flavor. So this is one moist, chocolaty, eggless cake made in stovetop method. Yes you heard it right! This recipe requires no baking/ oven and can be made in a kadai/ […]
Ghee a clarified butter is an essential one in our Indian cuisine. It is used in many dishes savory and sweets for its taste, richness and flavors undoubtedly. It is very easily available in stores but the actual taste and flavors of it are not comparable with the homemade ghee. […]
Palak bajji/ Palak pakora is a deep fried fritter prepared with palak leaves dipped in spicy besan batter i.e regular bajji batter. These are so delish and healthy in a a way as they hold spinach 😉 yet remains to be a perfect tea time snack specially during rainy season […]
Chocolate mug cake is a quick fix for sudden dessert/ sweet cravings. This solo treat is irresistibly delicious and at the same time hassle free, mess free and can be prepared in jiffy. Yesterday I posted basic vanilla mug cake which is also eggless so today is a chocolate eggless […]
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.
