Ugadi Pachadi|New Year Special

Name: Ugadi Pachadi|New Year Special
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup raw mango finely chopped; 1 tbsp. margosa blooms or tender neem flowers; 1 cup grated or pound jaggery; 2 tbsp. fresh finely chopped coconut pieces(optional); 4 tbsp. tamarind paste; 1 banana chopped finely or roundels; Pinch red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1 tbsp. roasted gram

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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This Ugadi Pachadi|Six Flavors of Life is a very interesting metaphor relating to a Pachadi or Chutney and about the various flavours of life. Ugadi is the Telugu New Year and we are celebrating it today by eating the special Ugadi Pachadi or Chutney. New Year means a fresh start and by partaking the Pachadi with six flavours, we accept that even life should be accepted with all the ups and downs and highs and lows. This Pachadi is a tasty dish made with healthy ingredients. The Pachadi is a blend of six different tastes; sweet, sour, salty, bitter, tangy, and spicy. All of these tastes represent different facets of life.
The significance of Ugadi Pachadi is immense as it symbolises the flavours of life. This special dish is prepared with ingredients like Jaggery (sweet): signifying happiness. The sweet taste symbolizes the blissful moments of life which are a blessing. Salt(salty): displaying interest in life. Without salt, our life would be tasteless. Tamarind (sour): representing challenges. It stands for the sour moments of life which along with other flavours make our lives worth living. Neem flowers (bitter): illustrates difficulties of life. Bitter moments are also a part of life and should be accepted. Raw mango (tangy): representing surprises and new challenges. Mango signifies the surprise element in our life. Chilli powder (spicy): signifies or embodies the anger within us. See how well food is linked to our life.

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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Ingredients

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4 servings

1 cupraw mango finely chopped
1 tbsp.margosa blooms or tender neem flowers
1 cupgrated or pound jaggery
2 tbsp.fresh finely chopped coconut pieces(optional)
4 tbsp.tamarind paste
1banana chopped finely or roundels
Pinchred chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1 tbsp.roasted gram

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Steps

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Soak the tamarind in ½ cup warm water for fifteen minutes or till it softens and take out the pulp.Meanwhile, pluck the tender flowers from neem sprigs.
In the tamarind pulp add a little water.
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In a bowl add the jaggery, banana, coconut pieces, mango, roasted gram, salt, chilli powder.
Pour the tamarind extract and blend nicely with fingers preferably or a spoon.
Add the neem flowers at the end and share it with family and friends.
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This Ugadi Pachadi is also a healthy low-calorie pachadi and the neem flowers, tamarind, jaggery and raw mangoes contain nutrients that cleanse our system and acts as a prevention of disease. The myriad flavours of this delicacy tickle the palate and the taste lingers for a long time.