Prawn pickle/ Shrimp pickle is a spicy, little tangy and flavorful pickle that takes just 20 minutes to prepare with very simple ingredients available in the pantry. Homemade Prawn pickle are much healthier and tastier than the store bought ones as we know what goes in and the spiciness and […]
Egg masala sevai is a spicy, tasty and yummy one pot breakfast which requires no side dish. Egg masala sevai is prepared by tossing cooked plain sevai in onion tomato egg mixture. This is such an easy and simple recipe which can be made on a busy morning as it […]
This spicy gravy requires no veggie cuttings and is very different from the regular masala. My mom makes this masala as side accompany , only when she makes lemon rice. Now after a long break after my pregnancy I made this and my hubby was glad to taste it and […]
Chicken dum biryani is a mouth watering and very flavorful one pot dish made with chicken, whole spices and basmati rice. Chicken dum biryani is a slow cooking process where both rice and chicken are cooked in dum procedure. This recipe is very simple and easy to make that even […]
Dum biryani a mouth watering one pot dish which needs no side accompany can make your taste buds drive crazy with its flavors. I prepared this delicious dum biryani using shrimp as an Eid treat for my hubby ( Though we don’t celebrate it now) replacing the routine chicken dum […]
I make this beginner version chicken curry only when my dinner tends to be couscous or when I make kothu parotta but once upon a time it used to be the only chicken gravy that i knew to cook. Though it is basic it can be made with lot of […]
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.
