Ugadi Pachadi» Dassana’s Veg Recipes

Ugadi pachadi is one of the most important dish that is made during Ugadi Festival. Ugadi (also referred to as Yugadi) is celebrated as the new year in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Maharashtra, this new year festival is known as Gudi Padwa.

Usually, both these festivals fall in the ‘Chaitra’ month of the Hindu calendar, which is late March or early April. This year Gudi Padwa and Ugadi is falling on March 22, 2023. Ugadi Pachadi, a kind of a beverage, is one of the iconic dishes made during the same time. I have shared an easy recipe here for you to try it at home.

Ugadi Pachadi – A Festival Elixir

Ugadi pachadi is a festive food drink containing 6 ingredients having the 6 tastes. so Ugadi pachadi comprises of 6 tastes that correspond with the 6 emotions of life.

It is the first dish one has during the Ugadi festival after offering it to the deities. Apart from the health benefits of this festive drink, Ugadi pachadi also signifies that one has to accept life with all its facets.

Ingredients

The 6 ingredients that are added in Ugadi pachadi and which correspond to the taste and emotions are:

1. Tamarind – sour taste – unpleasantness
2. Jaggery – sweet taste – joy or happiness
3. Unripe mango – tangy, astringent – surprise
4. Neem flowers – bitter – sadness
5. Black pepper – spicy, hot – anger
6. Salt – salty – fear
   

Making of Ugadi Pachadi

It is not really difficult to prepare the Ugadi Pachadi. You just have to assemble the ingredients and follow the recipe to make the perfect beverage for your festivities. Some ingredients like the neem flowers may be tough to source, but do not worry about that. I have shared more on the substitutes after this section.

For the making of Ugadi Pachadi, you first have to make the tamarind pulp by soaking tamarind in water for some minutes. To the tamarind pulp, the rest of the ingredients are added and mixed.

There are no set proportions in this Ugadi Pachadi recipe and you can always add the 6 ingredients less or more, as per your choice. This recipe gives you a balanced preparation with all the 6 tastes coming through. Generally, new tamarind and new jaggery are used.

Substitutes

• The summer season is the season of blooming of neem flowers and also of mangoes. So in India, neem flowers will be easily available. If you live outside India, then use bitter ingredients like soaked methi seeds or methi powder instead of neem flowers.
• Instead of black pepper powder you can also use red chilli powder or green chillies. I always use black pepper in the naivedyam food that I offer to the deities, so I have added black pepper powder. Moreover, I think chillies were not native to India. So the ancient food that we must have made must have been spiced with black pepper and not chillies.

In this post, I have shared a very easy, simple and quick way of making the Ugadi Pachadi. It is completely vegan and gluten-free too. The recipe can be easily scaled to make a big batch.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to make Ugadi Pachadi

1. Soak 1 teaspoon tamarind in ¼ cup water for about 40 minutes to 1 hour. Then squeeze the tamarind pulp and keep it aside. In a bowl, add this tamarind pulp.

2. Then add ⅓ cup of water.

3. Add ¼ cup chopped jaggery.

4. Mix very well with a spoon so that the jaggery dissolves.

5. Then add the finely chopped raw mangoes. You can also add bananas, roasted chana dal, dry fruits and coconut.

6. Then add the neem flowers. If you do not have neem flowers, then you can add soaked methi seeds or methi powder.

7. Add ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder. You can also add green chilies or red chili powder instead of black pepper powder.

8. season with ¼ teaspoon salt or add as required. mix very well.

9. Offer Ugadi pachadi as naivedyam to your deities. Then serve it to your family. You can double or triple this recipe to make a big batch.

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Ugadi Pachadi Recipe

By Dassana Amit

Ugadi pachadi is one of the most important dish that is made during Ugadi festival. It is a festive food drink containing six ingredients having the six tastes. Ugadi pachadi comprises of six tastes that correspond with the six emotions of life.

Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

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• Soak tamarind in water for about 40 minutes to 1 hour. Then squeeze the tamarind pulp and keep it aside. In a bowl, add this tamarind pulp.

• Later add ⅓ cup water to this bowl containing the tamarind extract or pulp.

• Add the chopped jaggery.

• Mix very well with a spoon so that the jaggery dissolves.

• Then add the finely chopped raw mangoes and neem flowers.

• Season with salt and black pepper powder. Mix very well.

• Offer ugadi pachadi as naivedyam to your deities. Then serve it to your family.

• Ugadi pachadi recipe can be doubled or tripled.
• You can add less or more of any of the 6 ingredients. 

Nutrition Facts

Ugadi Pachadi Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 86 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 197mg9%

Potassium 43mg1%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 20g22%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 200IU4%

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 1mg67%

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1mg59%

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1mg5%

Vitamin B6 1mg50%

Vitamin C 7mg8%

Vitamin E 1mg7%

Vitamin K 1µg1%

Calcium 11mg1%

Vitamin B9 (Folate) 8µg2%

Iron 1mg6%

Magnesium 4mg1%

Phosphorus 5mg1%

Zinc 1mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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This Ugadi Pachadi post from the archives, originally published in March 2017 has been updated and republished on February 2023.