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    Home » Festivals » Ugadi » Bevu Bella | Ugadi Pachadi

    Bevu Bella | Ugadi Pachadi

    Posted on March 28, 2022 · Last Updated on March 28, 2022 · By Srividhya G · 27 Comments

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    Bevu Bella | Ugadi PachadiBevu bella – a super-simple Ugadi (New Year) special pachadi, more like a drink prepared with six different ingredients. Here is my mom’s bevu bella recipe with a short video. 

    bevu bella served in silver bowl with some flowers and bells on the side
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    • Bevu bella
    • Ingredients used and their significance
    • Watch me make bevu bella
    • How to make bevu bella
    • Recipe notes
    • Explore other simple Ugadi-special dishes
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    Ugadi | Yugadi

    Ugadi or yugadi is Kannada/Telugu New Year is the New Year’s Day for the people of Karnataka, Andhra, and Telangana. The New Year is celebrated in other states, too, under different names. In my Ugadi festive thali post, I mentioned that Yugadi means Yuga (age) + adi (beginning). The Ugadi day is the beginning of the new age/year.Along with several other delicacies, we also make this simple bevu bella, aka Ugadi pachadi.

    Bevu bella

    Bevu in kannada means neem flower, and bella is jaggery. This recipe varies from family to family, and this is how my mom makes it, and I am sharing the same here. The ingredients used in bevu bella symbolize different emotions/experiences – sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise. Having this Ugadi pachadi on New Year’s day signifies that we should accept all emotions and experiences equanimity. 

    close up shot of bevu bella

    Ingredients used and their significance

    We add these six ingredients. 

    1. Dried Neem Flowers for bitterness, signifying sadness. You can add fresh ones too. In the US, it’s hard to source fresh ones, so I opt for dried ones. 
    2. Jaggery for sweetness which signifies happiness.
    3. Green chili for its heat signifying anger.
    4. Salt for saltiness signifies fear.
    5. Tamarind paste/juice for its sourness signifying disgust.
    6. Raw mango for its tang signifying surprise.

    Typically we take a small amount of these ingredients and mix it with ⅓ to ½ cup of water and offer it to God as neivediyam and have a tbsp of it after the pooja. 

    Watch me make bevu bella

    PS – I have added ½ cup water but in the video, I have mentioned ¼ cup. It’s a typo. Add water to taste. We have a very small amount and there is no set measure.

    How to make bevu bella

    • Heat a small pan or the tempering kadai, add the ¼ tsp neem flowers, and dry roast it for 45 to 60 seconds.
    • Add all the ingredients and ¼ cup of water to a bowl and mix well. Ensure salt and jaggery have combined well. That’s it; the pachadi is ready.

    Recipe notes

    • You can add finely chopped raw mangoes, but my mom usually grates them or pounds them to blend well in the pachadi.
    • Use fresh neem flowers if you can source them. 
    • Instead of tamarind paste, you can also use a small piece of tamarind. Soak it in ¼ cup of water and extract the juice. Use that as the base liquid for the pachadi and add the other ingredients. 
    ugadi pachadi served in silver bowl on two napkins and flowers on the side

    Explore other simple Ugadi-special dishes

    While you can make an elaborate Ugadi feast, when time is pressing, I make these four dishes along with bisibelebath.

    • Panagam | Dry Ginger Powder & Jaggery Drink
    • Neer Mor | Spiced Buttermilk
    • Moong Dal Kosambari | South Indian Salad
    • Gasagase Payasa | Poppy Seeds Kheer

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    Bevu Bella | Ugadi Pachadi

    Bevu bella – a super-simple Ugadi (New Year) special pachadi, more like a drink prepared with six different ingredients.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time1 min
    Total Time6 mins
    Course: condiments
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 10kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    Measurement Details: 1 tbsp = 15ml; 1 tsp = 5ml; 1 cup = 240ml;

    • ¼ tsp dried neem flowers; you can use fresh ones too
    • 1 green chili slit into two
    • ¼ tsp jaggery
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • ¼ tsp tamarind paste
    • 2 tbsp raw mango grated or crushed
    • ⅓ to ½ cup water.

    Instructions

    • Heat a small pan or the tempering kadai, add the ¼ tsp neem flowers, and dry roast it for 45 to 60 seconds.
    • Add all the ingredients and ¼ cup of water to a bowl and mix well. Ensure salt and jaggery have combined well. That’s it; the pachadi is ready.

    Video

    Notes

    • You can add finely chopped raw mangoes, but my mom usually grates them or pounds them to blend well in the pachadi.
    • Use fresh neem flowers if you can source them. 
    • Instead of tamarind paste, you can also use a small piece of tamarind. Soak it in ¼ cup of water and extract the juice. Use that as the base liquid for the pachadi and add the other ingredients. 
    • Add water to taste. We have a very small amount and there is no set measure.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 10kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Update Notes: Earlier posted in 2015, now updated the post with video, recipe card and new pictures.

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    Comments

    1. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      October 27, 2015 at 8:18 am

      interesting to learn about the symbolism of the dish

      Reply
    2. Gayathri Kumar says

      September 30, 2015 at 8:37 pm

      Wow! What an authentic recipe! Never knew about this. Thanks for sharing in detail..

      Reply
    3. Suma Gandlur says

      September 28, 2015 at 11:52 am

      That is one traditional pachadi with all flavors, symbolizing life.

      Reply
    4. themadscientistskitchen says

      September 27, 2015 at 2:56 am

      We used to eat only the neem flowers and the bella. But this will love to try out.

      Reply
    5. Pavani says

      September 25, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      We make Ugadhi pachadi the same way — except we add red chili powder instead of green chili and also include banana in it.

      Reply
    6. Sandhiya says

      September 18, 2015 at 4:24 am

      Never tasted this before..Bookmarked, will try soon..

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 18, 2015 at 8:50 pm

        Let me know how it turned out.

        Reply
    7. Srivalli says

      September 15, 2015 at 11:07 pm

      That’s one festival dish that we get to taste once a year!..good one to record..

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 16, 2015 at 7:52 am

        Yeah. We do it only during the festival… thanks

        Reply
    8. Sneha datar says

      September 14, 2015 at 2:51 am

      Must try this, looks delicious.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 14, 2015 at 6:48 am

        Thanks Sneha

        Reply
    9. Traditionally Modern Food says

      September 13, 2015 at 9:42 pm

      I have tasted this never tried..love ur kukuma sizhimil

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 14, 2015 at 6:50 am

        Thanks da.. Its a must for us during Ugadi.

        Reply
    10. harini says

      September 13, 2015 at 4:30 pm

      Love the kumkum bharani as we call it. Ugadi special pachadi has all the 6 flavors in there.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 14, 2015 at 6:51 am

        Thanks Harini

        Reply
    11. Padma says

      September 12, 2015 at 9:41 am

      this is a traditional recipe I can have it like that the full bowl my favorite Ugadi recipe

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 12, 2015 at 1:39 pm

        he he.. yeah true. Thanks

        Reply
    12. Priya says

      September 11, 2015 at 11:33 pm

      Ages i had this pachadi, makes me nostalgic.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 12, 2015 at 1:41 pm

        :-) Glad it made you nostalgic. Give it a try

        Reply
    13. Bharani says

      September 11, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      nice…very different pachadi …. our is a bit dried version :)

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 12, 2015 at 1:43 pm

        Each and every house hold their own way na.. sometimes amma does it bit dried too. But to drink as theertham this would work and I prefer it this way.. ;-) ;-)

        Reply
    14. usha says

      September 11, 2015 at 8:32 am

      Ugadi pachadi, have not tasted in years. It does have flavors in it. Yum.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 12, 2015 at 1:44 pm

        Thanks Usha

        Reply
    15. cookingwithsapana says

      September 11, 2015 at 8:28 am

      Very unique pachadi .Looks so nice.

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 11, 2015 at 8:30 am

        Thanks Sapana

        Reply
    16. Aruna Panangipally says

      September 11, 2015 at 8:27 am

      I wait all year around to have this Ugadi Pachadi. It is my “favouritest” ritual of the year!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        September 11, 2015 at 8:29 am

        :-) Me too. Love the reason behind the recipe. Thanks Aruna

        Reply

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