CELEBRATE A TRADITIONAL UGADI

ugadi, the begining of the telugu new year, is an auspicious reason to celebrate the goodness of life. so lets have a look at traditional drink, yeah you got it right, its a drink.

UGADI PACHADI

INGREDIENTS:

• 50 gms fresh tamarind


• 250 gms jaggery


• 1/4 cup neem flowers


• 50 gms fresh coconut (grated)


• 2 litres of water


• a pinch of salt


• 1tsp poppy seeds

METHOD:

• Soak tamarind for three hours and peel it.


• Finely mash it and take the tamarind juice in a new earthen pot.


• Add jaggery, salt and water to the tamarind juice and stir it well.


• Now mix the neem flowers and poppy seeds and keep it for two hours.

Its ready to serve!!!!

HERE'S ANOTHER DRINK SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE ONE BUT DIFFERENT :-)

IMAL VANA

INGREDIENTS:

• 200 gms tamarind
• 300 gms jaggery
• black pepper and rock salt (as per taste)

METHOD:

• Soak tamarind for two hours and peel it.
• Finely mash it and sieve well to get a pulp of tamarind.
• Add a glass of water in pulp and with it add small pieces of jaggery.
• Stir it well with a spoon till jaggery dissolves in the tamarind pulp.
• Add black pepper and salt as requires.
• Keep it in the fridge for an hour and granish with coriander leaves.
• Serve chilled.