Yugadi Bevu-Bella/Pachadi drink recipe is a mixture of various ingredients that have 6 different tastes that signify that life is a mixture of happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, and surprise.

Ingredients:

·      2 1/2 cup water

·      2 tbsp. green unripe Mango peeled and chopped pieces

·      3 springs of Neem few with flowers or 1 tbsp. flowers

·      1 pinch salt or as needed

·      3 tbsp. Jaggery or as needed

·      1 pinch pepper powder

·      Small lemon size Tamarind or 1 tsp. Tamarind pulp

·      One Banana ripe chunks

·      1 tbsp. Putnalu/ roasted Chena dal powder

·      Few Cashew and Almond powder (1 tbsp.)

·      Raisins chopped (1 tbsp.)

Method:

·      Wash Tamarind and soak it in ½ cup water till it softens

·      While Tamarind soaks, pluck Flowers from neem springs or use dry flowers if you do not get the fresh flowers.

·      Add grated Jaggery to another one-cup water, stir until it melts off.

·      Filter it through a coffee strainer to another bowl.  Filter the tamarind pulp as well to the same bowl.

·      Next, add rest of the ingredients and mix well.

·      Do not taste it before offering it as Naivedyam.

·      Share this delicious Yugadi Bevu-Bella/Pachadi drink with your family members and friends.

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