Tamizh Puthaandu (Tamil New year special) bitter sweet pachadi

Name: Tamizh Puthaandu (Tamil New year special) bitter sweet pachadi
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 teaspoon neem dried flowers; 1 teaspoon ginger, crushed; 1 tablespoon green chilies, crushed; 1/4 cup brown sugar/powdered jaggery; Pinch salt

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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It is one of the several dishes we cook for celebrating the New Year. Life is full of sweet and bitter experiences this recipe is symbolic Dried neem flowers are bitter while jaggery is sweet. Healthy pachadi is for keeping you healthy

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

20 mins

5 servings

1 tablespoonbutter
1 teaspoonneem dried flowers
1 teaspoonginger, crushed
1 tablespoongreen chilies, crushed
1/4 cupbrown sugar/powdered jaggery
Pinchsalt
side dish, pachadi

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Steps

20 mins

1

Prepare a checklist. Keep the necessary items close by
2

Fry the neem leaves in melted butter in a pan over medium heat for 1 minute. Add ginger and green chillies. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
3

Add the brown sugar and stir. Reduce the heat. Let it boil and reduce by half. Switch off the stove. Add salt to taste.
4

Bitter sweet neem flower pazhadi is ready. Share and celebrate the Birth of New Year
Taste and serve. It tastes delicious when eaten with yogurt.

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on April 17, 2025 18:21

USA

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