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Ugadi is one of the most important festivals in Karnataka as it marks the beginning of the new Hindu calendar. On the occasion of Ugadi, families in Karnataka prepare a simple yet auspicious dish, known as Bevu-Bella. It is made using six ingredients - signifying the various tastes of life and also that of human emotions.
Here are the six ingredients used during the preparation of Bevu-Bella
1. Green mango
Unripened mango signifies surprise.
2. Neem flower/buds
Neem flowers carried the taste of bitterness signifying sadness.
3. Green chilli
the spicy taste of green chilli portrays as anger.
4. Jaggery
The sweet taste of jaggery brings happiness.
5. Salt
Salt depicts as fear.
6. Tamarind
Tamarind signifies as disgust.