Ugadi Pachadi - Veppampoo Pachadi - ugadi special pachadi

Ugadi is celebrated with festive fervour in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. While it is called Ugadi in Andhara and Karnataka, in Maharashtra it is known as "Gudipadava"."Ugadi Pachchadi" is one such dish that has become synonymous with Ugadi.The inner significance of this preparation is to indicate that life is a mixture of good and bad, joy and sorrow and all of them have to be treated alike.Ugadi Pachhadi, a unique dish of six different tastes, from sweet to bitter, is prepared on the day, which is also the first dish to be eaten by the devotees. Made up of neem buds, jaggery, green chili, salt, tamarind juice and unripe mango, the dish signifies different experiences in life that should be absorbed and to keep walking the good walk.

Ugadi pachadi depicts Basic Emotions of life 

Jaggery (innippu)- represent happiness

salt(uvarppu)- represent Scareness

Neem flower(kasappu) - represent Sadness for Bitter taste.

tamarind(thuvarppu) -represent aversion

Raw Mango(Pulippu) - represent astonishment

chilli powder or Green chilly(Kaaram) - represent anger.

Ingredients

Neem flowers - 2 tsp 

Raw mango - 1 tbsp (chopped)

jaggery - 3 tsp

Tamarind - small gooseberry size

chilli powder -  1/4 tsp or Green chilly - 1.
salt - for taste

Preparation 
 Soak tamarind in water for half an hour to prepare thick tamarind extract. Throw the pulp and retain the water.

Method

• Take a bowl, add tamarind extract, Raw Mango chopped, jaggery,chilli powder or green chilly, salt and finally add Neem leaves mix well. Now ugadi  pachadi is ready.