Egg keema/ Egg kheema is spicy, flavorful and delicious side dish. It is a protein rich dish. It is prepared by tossing grated boiled to spicy onion tomato curry. Egg keema/ Anda keema is super simple to prepare. It can be served with roti, bread/ paratha/ frankie or relished as […]
Zucchini dal/ Zucchini pappu is a delicious and very easy to make lentil based side dish usually served alongside roti/ rice. We all know that dal is almost everyone’s favorite and we usually make simple dal like this: DAL FRY CABBAGE PAPPU LAUKI PAPPU/ DAL SORREL LEAVES DAL/ GONGURA PAPPU […]
Potato chicken kurma/ Chicken kurma with potatoes is a very flavorful and delicious coconut based gravy that is usually served with main dishes like Parotta, Idli, dosa, chapati, puri, white rice and for biryani too. Yes this versatile South Indian gravy is one such most popular and much loved gravy/ […]
Air fryer Baingan bharta/ Air fryer eggplant bharta is a very flavorful and delicious dish prepared by adding roasted and mashed baingan/ eggplant to spices. Traditionally baigan bhartha is prepared by roasting eggplant in direct flame which is actually the speciality of the dish as the flavors created is magical. […]
Pichi potta kozhi varuval/ Shredded chicken fry is a spicy, delicious and simple stir fry prepared by tossing cooked shredded chicken in spicy onion dry masala. This Tamil Nadu street food style stir fry with simple cooking and ingredients makes an outstanding side dish to go with sambar, rasam, parotta […]
Butter chicken or Chicken makhani is a rich, creamy and delicious side dish prepared by adding grilled/ roasted chicken in sweet and spicy tomato sauce. Chicken makhani/ Murgh makahani is the most sought after side dish by many anytime they visit restaurants if they are non veg eater and in […]
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.
