Andhra Ugadi Pachadi Recipe

Ugadi pachadi recipe is a special pachadi or chutney prepared while celebrating Telugu new year. Ugadi shadruchulu is a mixture of 6 tastes that every one of us experiences in life.

Ugaadi marks the beginning vasantha ruthuvu (వసంత రుతువు) or spring season, the first of all seasons. The season is known for its beauty and nature is at its best in this season.

It also marks the beginning of nine-day festival called Vasantha Navaraathri and ends with Sri Rama Navami. People decorate their houses with strings of mango leaves.

Ugadi, Telugu new year is celebrated with huge pomp. ‘Yugadi’ means the beginning of a new age. Eventually, yugadi has become Ugadi and this is the beginning of Telugu new year. In other words, Ugadi is the traditional way to start off new year by preparing Ugadi Pachadi.

People consume Ugadi Pachhadi (ఉగాది పచ్చడి), a unique dish to be eaten first in the morning on the day of Ugadi.

Ugadi Pachhadi Shadruchulu Significance:

Ugadi Pachhadi 6 tastes (షడ్రుచులు). It is a specific mixture of the six tastes like sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy, tangy. Made up of neem flower petals, jaggery, chilli powder, salt, tamarind, and raw mango, this dish signifies that life has its share of joy and sorrow.

It indicates that life is a mixture of good and bad, joy and sorrow; success and failure. All these are experienced in life and one should get along the life with new hope.

So let’s start this day with positive expectations leaving behind the past and start it afresh.

Here is my recipe for Telugu New Year Chutney (Ugadi Pachadi Recipe) for you all:

Andhra Ugadi Pachadi Recipe:

Ugadi Pachhadi is prepared on Shukla Padyami of Chaitra Masam.

Author: Cherie
Cuisine: Andhra

Prep Time: 20 min | Serves: 5

What You Need for Andhra Ugadi Pachadi (Ingredients):?

• Raw mango chopped into fine pieces – ½ cup
• Grated jaggery – ½ cup
• Tamarind water –1 cup
• Finely chopped Bananas – 2
• Vepa puvvu/ neem flower petals – 1 tsp
• Salt – ½ tsp
• Chilli powder – pinch

How To Make Andhra Ugadi Pachadi?

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl adding one by one. In a large bowl mix all ingredients together one by one.
2. The grated jaggery can be mashed along with banana if desired. I like this pachadi that way.
3. I used to eat this chutney a lot when I was a teenager. If at all, this is your favourite, you can modify the quantities as per your taste. I used to make this pachadi whenever I felt like. (only when raw mango and neem flowers are available)

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Andhra Ugadi Pachadi Recipe

Cherie

Ugadi Pachhadi is prepared on Shukla Padyami of Chaitra Masam. A recipe for starting the new year on a positive note.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, condiments, Drinks

Cuisine andhra, South Indian

Servings 5 people

Calories 50 kcal

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup Raw mango chopped into fine pieces
• ½ cup Grated jaggery
• 1 cup Tamarind water
• 2 Bananas Finely chopped
• 1 tsp Vepa puvvu/ neem flower petals
• ½ tsp Salt
• pinch Chilli powder

Instructions

 

• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl adding one by one. In a large bowl mix all ingredients together one by one.
• The grated jaggery can be mashed along with banana if desired. I like this pachadi that way.
• I used to eat this chutney a lot when I was a teenager. If at all, this is your favourite, you can modify the quantities as per your taste. I used to make this pachadi whenever I felt like. (only when raw mango and neem flowers are available)

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