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 […]
Parippu curry/ Cherupayar parippu curry is a simple and quick to make comforting dal recipe prepared by adding mashed moong dal/ cherupayar along with coconut mixture to the tempering and cooked to perfection. This flavorful and delicious parippu curry always holds a place in “Onam Sadhya”as well apart from regular […]
Air fryer lauki kofta/ Bottle gourd kofta curry is a flavorful and delicious gravy/ curry where round shaped cooked kofta balls prepared with grated lauki/ bottle gourd is dunked / drenched in a tangy and slightly sweet onion tomato based gravy. Might sound a little confusing but trust me it […]
Vegetable paneer jalfrezi/ Vegetable jalfrezi is a semi dry flavorful Indian curry consisting of stir fried veggies and paneer in sweet, tangy and spicy sauce. This is one such popular and delicious curry that goes well with roti/ phulka and jeera rice. Jalfrezi curry can be made with just veggies […]
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.
