Ugadi Pachadi
Ugadi is celebrated as new year in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is a festive food drink containing 6 ingredients with 6 tastes that correspond with 6 emotions of life.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Water
- 4-5 tbsp Jaggery grated
- 1 tbsp Neem flowers
- 2 tbsp Mango Raw and chopped
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch Pepper powder
- Coin sized Tamarind
Instructions
- Grate fresh jaggery and add 1 cup water and stir till it melts. Strain it well to remove impurities.
- Soak tamarind in ΒΌ cup water for about 40 minutes to 1 hour (refer notes). Then squeeze the tamarind pulp, mix with 1/4 cup water and keep it aside.
- Pluck the fresh neem flowers from sprigs. If you can't find fresh ones, you can use dried neem flowers as well.
- Add strained jaggery water and tamarind pulp to a bowl.
- Add raw mangoes, neem flowers, salt, pepper.
- Mix well and serve.
Notes
- If you are short of time, add tamarind to boiled water and set aside for 5 minutes. Ssqueeze the pulp and follow the rest of the recipe