Ugadi Pachhadi

This is a recipe reflecting our different expierences in life.We in life at different phases of our life expierence happiness, bitterness ,tough and hard times. This Pacchadi  is made on Ugadi Day ,which is the Telugu  New Year .This recipe has all tastes  signifying that life is a bouquet of all  expierences
Ugadi Pachhadi  has all the 6 tastes .Ugadi Pachhadi has sweet,bitter,salty,sour,pungent and astringent tastes.

Preparation  Time:1 hour
Cooking time  :No cooking required
Serves 10 people

Ingredients:
1 cup Jaggery
1 cup  mango pieces
tamarind small ball size of a lemon soaked in warm water
1 tsp neem flowers
 fresh coconut pieces  1/2 cup
salt accoring to taste
red chilly powder 1/2 tsp or according to taste

Method:
cut the jaggery into small pieces and soak it in 1 cup water
clean and peel the mango and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
squeeze  the juice from the tamarind and keep aside
pluck the petals from the neem flowers
Take a new pot or a big bowl and add the  above ingredients
add to it salt and chilly powder
add 2 cups water
first offer it to God and drink it with all the family members in small glasses