Happy Ugadi - Chedhu Pachadi & Sukhi

Wish you all a very happy Ugadi :)

Sri Nandana nama samvatsara Ugadi subakankshalu :)

Telugu new year begins today and wish all of your get good fortune this year.

This day starts with consuming Ugadi Chedhu Pachadi. This dish has a deep meaning attached to it and I am thoroughly convinced and impressed with the thought behind it :)

The pachadi has mixed flavors and tastes and so do we pray to god for a year filled with mixed emotions. Simple and beautiful isn't it!! :)

Chedhu pachadi this time in my new place was different from what my mom makes. For the first time I enjoyed eating a cup full of it :)

Chedhu Pachadi Recipe:

Ingredients:

Cucumber - 1

Raw Mango - 1

Neem flowers - 1/2 cup

Jaggery - 1 cup

Poppy seeds - 2 tblsp

Tamarind paste - 1/2 cup

Water - 1 cup

Salt - 1 tblsp

Method:

Chop cucumber and raw mango into fine pieces. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl to make pachadi. Enjoy a cup full of healthy pachadi :)

Apart from the chedhu pachadi we also made Sukhi or Suzhiyan or Suvunta. Its a pulse based sweet filling dipped in batter and deep fried to make sweet fritters.

Find the recipe here - Sukhi.

Power cuts in chennai makes us get back to old age cooking gadgets :) We used the stone grinder this morning to grind the pulse filling.

Written by: Nithya
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