Ugadi 2024 Recipes: 6 Traditional Dishes to Welcome the New Year!

Ugadi marks the beginning of the Telugu New Year and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. This day is also known as Yugadhi or Samvatsaradhi. This year Ugadi is celebrated on his April 9th. Apart from following rituals and offering prayers, various traditional dishes are prepared on this occasion. From the popular Ugadi pachadi to bobattle, a variety of dishes are made at home. Here are some delicious dishes that are easy to make.

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1. Ugadi Pachadi
   Ugadi pachadi is one of the traditional foods prepared for the celebration. This unique dish is made with tamarind, raw mango, neem flowers, jaggery, salt, and red or black pepper powder. You need to mix all the ingredients together to make a dish and offer it to God or to your family.
2. pulp payasam
   Lentils, called lentils or pulp in South India, are used in a variety of meals, from savory dishes to desserts. Pulpu payasam, also known as moong dal payasam, is a creamy and delicious dish made with yellow moong lentils, jaggery and coconut milk flavored with cardamom.
3. Poornam Bhullel
   Often called bhoorel or purnal, it is a special dish served during Ugadi celebrations in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This dish stands out because the sweet and savory filling is coated in rice lentil batter and then fried.
4. lemon flavored rice
   This is also known as Chitranna or Nimakaya Purihora and is a popular South Indian dish. A fragrant, tangy and healthy rice that is easy to prepare. Fresh lemon juice, fried nuts, fragrant herbs, and spices give this steamed rice a delicious spicy, tangy, nutty flavor.
5. Kosambari
   A basic and easy-to-make South Indian salad from Karnataka. A tempered salad made with moong dal, cucumber, coconut, lemon juice, herbs, South Indian spices and curry leaves.
6. Bobbattle
   Bobattle, also known as Holige or Obattu, is a South Indian festive dessert made of sweetened flatbread. These flatbreads are stuffed with a cooked and finely ground mixture of chana dal, jaggery, cardamom powder and ground nutmeg.