Why ugadi pachadi

Ugadi or Yugadi marks the beginning of a New Year as per the Hindu calendar. Traditionally, a dish named Ugadi Pachadi is the highlight of the festival in the Telugu states. It wouldn't be wrong to say that Ugadi Pachadi is the Elixir to usher in the new year.

A customary food prepared on the Telugu New Year, Ugadi Pachadi is a paste made from jaggery sugar , neem buds, tamarind juice, and raw mango. The paste blends several sweet and sour tastes. It is the first dish one has to eat on the day of Ugadi after offering it to the deities. Apart from the health benefits of this festive drink, Ugadi Pachadi also signifies that one has to accept both sweet and bitter experiences in life with equal stride. The six ingredients that are added in Ugadi Pachadi and which correspond to the taste and emotions are:.

The summer is the season of blooming neem flowers and also mangoes. So in India, neem flowers are easily available on Ugadi. Significance of the medley of flavours in the dish: Ugadi-special pachadi or chutney brings together a fine blend of all the 6 shadruchulu flavours that our taste palate desires for; ranging from sweet, sour, salty, bitter, to astringent and piquant. This dish is almost the elixir of life which practically serves as the highlight of the Ugadi festival celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm.

Ugadi Pachadi is a symbolic reminder to one and all to be prepared to experience all types of flavours that life has to offer throughout the year. Sugarcane, coconut and bananas can be added as well. The sourness of tamarind in Pachadi reiterates the experience of sour incidents in life which would be enriching ultimately in the long run.

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