Ugadi Pachadi

Ugadi , The Telugu New Year Day , this is the first festival of our calender .
Ugadi Pachadi is specially prepared with fresh tamarind , fresh jaggery
raw mango and neem flowers . It resembles the mixture of feelings in life .
Ugadi Pachadi is Mixture of ' Shadruchulu ' (six tastes) .
Sweet - Teepi
Sour - Pulupu
Bitter - Chedu
Tart - Vagaru
Hot - Karam
Salt - Uppu

This is traditionally prepared in mud pot ' Matti Kunda ' .
We prefer to do this every year in mud pot , other than this we
specially prepare Bakshalu on this auspicious day .

Ingredients :

Tamarind Pulp 2 tbsps
Jaggery 3 tbsps (grated)
Neem Flowers few
Raw Mango 1 cup (chopped)
Red Chilly Powder 2 pinches (or according to taste)
Salt as per taste
Coconut Fresh few (chopped) (optional)

Preparation :

Soak tamarind , extract juice with 4-5 cups of water ,
chop mango in to small pieces along with skin .
Separate neem flowers one by one .

Now take mud pot , pour tamarind juice in to it ,
and add all ingredients to it .

Now traditional Ugadi Pachadi is ready.

Note :

Roasted Chana Dal , Sugar cane pieces ,Coconut Pieces , Ripe Banana ,
Cumin Seeds , Cashew nuts .... etc are all optional ingredients can be added .

Prepare thick paste by reducing water .