Bevu bella is a must on Ugadhi . Ugadhi or Yugadhi is the New year day. Yuga means era and adhi is the beginning and is celebrated in Andra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Neem flowers[bevu] are mixed with powdered jaggery[bella] and a little honey.
Bevu bella is a must on Ugadhi.After bath and prayers ,each and every member is given a little bit of this bevu bella by the eldest person in the family..It symbolizes that life has both joys and sorrows. Mom prepared this as a part of the Festive Thali - Ugadhi lunch.....
With an abundance of neem trees around our home, we had access to fresh neem flowers. If fresh flowers are not available, dried neem flowers can be used.....
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17 comments:
very useful post..i have heard the medicinal value of that
I just love the taste of this ugadi recipe...
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Nice medicated simple recipe it cures stomach ulcer
oh is it?...new to me..yet to learn about the customs of the South!
Fresh neem leaves,wow havent saw them since a long.Never had this.
love the sight of fresh neem flowers!
we rub in fresh tender leaves of Neem with gud and eat it first thing in the morning even before tea...i guess it is similar ritual
New one and nice to know about it.
Vardhini
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i have heard neem to have many different health benefits
Nice post !!
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bevu bella is a must for Ugadi right? I love the fact that you have access to fresh flowers.. This year, I hardly got any from the market:)
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i am learning a lot through BM. I learnt that bengalis use neem leaves for cooking at times, now i hear that the flowers are used of Ugadi.
Nice!
Thanks for sharing PJ..such informative post...glad you joined us and enjoyed your thalis!
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awesome post
Nice and informative post....
Very healthy one. We make it differently.
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