Masala peanuts is a spicy masala flavored fried snack that is suitable to be accompanied along with hot tea/ coffee during winter or rain. Masala peanuts is prepared by frying flour and spices coated peanuts in oil until golden and crispy. This snack is very easy to prepare and does […]
Fruit cookie/ Tutti frutti cookie/ Christmas cookie is a yummy, colorful and easy to bake cookies which will be adored by both adults and kids. Tutti frutti cookie is made with all purpose flour, egg, tutti frutti and few other basic ingredients used for making cookies. This is one such […]
Masala vada/ Paruppu vadai is one such easy, simple, flavorful and yummy vada made with channa dal and is usually served with tea/ coffee. Now that its raining in CA, I thought to prepare these delicious vada as it is my hubby’s favorite vada. He is very big fan of […]
Cashew pakoda/ Munthiri pakoda is a crunchy and yummy fried snack made with besan flour, rice flour and cashews. Now that its winter everyone would love to have something hot and especially if its going to be pakodas and bajji with a cup of coffee / tea it is a […]
Pori urundai/ Murmura ladoo is a sweet, crunchy and delicious recipe usually prepared during festivals like Kathikai Deepam. Though it involves only handful ingredients in its making it gets little tricky while making the jaggery syrup, which requires little patience, and at the very same time you will need to […]
Kurkuri bhindi/ okra fry/ crispy okra is a very yummy fried snack prepared by frying thinly sliced flour and spices coated okra/ bhindi in oil. This yummy recipe takes very less time to prepare and also has only few basic ingredients in its making. For the below recipe you can […]
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.
