Ugadi Pachadi Recipe

ugadi pachadi in a brown colored ceramic bowl.

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Ugadi Pachadi is one of the most important dishes prepared during the Ugadi festival in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is a festive drink made with six ingredients that create six tastes – tamarind (sour), jaggery (sweet), raw mango (astringent), neem flowers (bitter), black pepper (spicy) and salt (salty). These six tastes symbolize the different emotions and experiences of life.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Andhra, South Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Difficulty Level: Easy

Servings:

Calories: 93kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

1 teaspoon tamarind
¼ cup water - for soaking tamarind
⅓ cup water - to be added later
¼ cup jaggery - chopped
⅓ cup mangoes finely chopped, unripe
2 tablespoons neem flowers
¼ teaspoon black pepper powder (ground black pepper)
¼ teaspoon salt or add as required

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Instructions

Soak tamarind in water for about 40 minutes to 1 hour. Then squeeze the tamarind pulp and set it aside.
In a small mixing bowl, add this tamarind pulp.
Next add ⅓ cup water to this bowl containing the tamarind extract or pulp.
Add the chopped jaggery.
Mix very well with a spoon so that all of the jaggery dissolves.
Add the finely chopped raw mangoes and neem flowers.
Season with salt and black pepper powder. Mix very well.
Offer Ugadi Pachadi as naivedyam to your deities. Later serve it to your family as prasad.

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Notes

You can add less or more of any of the six ingredients according to your preferences.
Instead of black pepper, you can add red chilli powder or finely chopped green chillies as needed. Traditionally black pepper powder is used, but opt to add any of these spices according to your family customs.
Instead of neem flower, to get the bitter taste, add some soaked fenugreek seeds or ground fenugreek powder.
Unripe green mangoes can be peeled before chopping them into small cubes. If the skin is soft, you can leave it on, but if it is thick or tough, it is best to remove it.
The recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.

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