Channa masala or chole masala is a spicy, tangy and masala flavored dish usually accompanied with batura. Channa masala is prepared by adding soaked and cooked white channa to spicy and tangy onion tomato mixture then cooked till everything is combined into thick gravy. This recipe is very simple to […]
Vegetable kurma is an aromatic and flavorful gravy packed with health as it is cooked with lot of vegetables. This preparation involves grinding of coconut and cashew nut paste which acts as key substance in bringing out the flavors of the gravy. It can be served with parotta, chapati, idiyappam […]
Vegetable salna is packed with lot of veggies cooked in coconut paste and goes very well with parotta. Though it involves a lot of steps in its making it is easy to prepare and it is definitely worth the time spent. Salna can be made in both veg and non […]
Peas curry is an delicious side dish with rich flavors as it is made by using ground coconut and cilantro paste. This is the side dish my mom always prepares when she makes poori as we prefer this over regular potato masala. I still remember when poori with peas curry […]
Chicken kuzhambu/Kozhi kuzhambu/ Kodi pulusu is a thick gravy prepared with chicken pieces and masala. This kuzhambu can be prepared with coconut or without coconut. So I made this Chicken kuzhambu with cashew paste, yes you heard it right! Cashew paste adds extra taste, perfect texture, thickness and richness to […]
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.
