Rava payasam is a very easy, quick and delicious payasam with handful basic ingredients in its making. Rava payasam is prepared by boiling ghee roasted rava in milk and sugar then served. This payasam can be prepared for any occasion or festival and can be served hot or chilled. Rava […]
Shahi tukda is a mouthwatering dessert made by soaking ghee fried bread slices in sweetened milk mixture/ rabri. This is my all time favorite recipe as it is very easy to make and very delicious. I prepared this recipe today as it was a very hot day here in CA, […]
Boondi ladoo is a delicious Indian sweet. Boondi laddus are round balls made with mixture of boondi (soaked in sugar syrup), cashews, raisin. This boondi ke ladoo sweet is prepared during festivals like diwali. Boondi laddu is made with besan acting as key ingredient in making boondi( small fried yellow ball). […]
Paruppu poli/ Bobbatlu/Puran poli is a delicious flattened stuffed sweet recipe prepared by stuffing dal jaggery mixture in flattened dough and cooked on tawa using ghee. Puran poli is usually prepared during Indian festival but it can be served as evening snack as well. I usually don’t use rolling pin to […]
Semiya kesari is a very simple and hassle free sweet recipe which can be prepared quickly in no time with handful ingredients! Since a lot of festivals are coming up I thought this recipe might be helpful for all those who like quick and simple sweet recipes. So lets get […]
Aval kesari is simple sweet recipe prepared by grinding aval/poha into fine rava. This kesari is usually prepared during festivals commonly for krishna jayanthi and I am a big fan of aval ladoo and aval kesari and prefer this over rava kesari. So lets get to the making!
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.
