Ugadi pachadi

Ingredients

• Ugadi is celebrated as festival in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
• and Sindh. While it is called Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, in
• Maharastra it is known as Gudipadva. Sindhis, people from sindh celebrate
• the same day as their New Year day Cheti Chand. Symbolically, it signifies
• thanks giving to celebrate bounteous crops as well as signaling the end of
• an old era and the beginning of a new era.
• The name "Ugadi" came from Yuga+Aadi which means "Beginning of a New Age". It is believed that the creator according to Hinduism, Lord Brahma started his work of creation on the Chaitra suddha Padhyami(Ugadi). the onset of sprint
• also in some way simbolically marks the beginning of new life. The new life seen
• in the fields and meadows, with colorful blossoms, also signify prosperity and well-being.

Imporatance of Ugadi Pachadi:

• This festival begins with prayers and eating of the traditional tamarind sauce called as"Ugadi pachadi. The Ugadi pachadi is one such dish that is synonymus with Ugadhi festival. The Ugadi pachadi is made with Neem buds or flower, Jaggery, raw mango chopped into small pieces and tamarind
• juice.
• Each of the ingedients of the Ugadi Pachadi has a significance. The jaggery,
• raw mango pieces, neem flowers, and tamarind, which truly reflect life- a combi
• nation of sweet, sour and bitter tastes! This mixture, called "Ugadi Pachadi"
• in Telugu and "Bevu-Bella" in Kannada, symbolizes the fact that life is a mixture
• of pleasure and pain, which should be accepted together and with equanimity.

Ingredients:

• 1 piece Raw Mango
• Below 1/4 tbs salt
• Below 1/4 tbs Red chilly powder
• Below 1/4 tbs dry Neem flowers
• 3 tbs Tamarind Juice
• 1 tbs Jaggery