Dharwad pedha
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Dharwad pedha | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Dharwad, Karnataka |
| Main ingredients | Milk, thickened milk, sugar |
| Variations | Jamkhandi pedha |
| Other information | GI number: 85 |
 Cookbook: Dharwad pedha  Media: Dharwad pedha | |
Dharwad pedha (Kannada: ಧಾರವಾಡ ಪೇಡ) is a sweet delicacy unique to the state of Karnataka, India. It derives its name from the city of Dharwad in Karnataka.This sweet's history is around 175 years old.[1] Dharwad pedha has been accorded ଅ Geographical Indication tag.[2] Its GI tag number is 85.[3]
History
Dharwad Pedha was original started by the Thakur family which migrated from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh to Dharwad after plague broke out there in Unnao in early 19th Century. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur, the first generation confectioner started making and selling pedas locally. Thakur’s grandson Babu Singh Thakur helped grow the family business in their Line Bazaar store and the peda was also called as "Line Bazaar Pedha" locally. The family closely guards the recipe of the peda as a trade secret which has been passing through the lineage of the family. Babusingh Thakur's single outlet store that was running for a few decades had more additions later in Dharwad, Hubli, Bangalore, Haveri and Pune. In Pune and other places other confectioneries also sell Dharwad peda which are not connected to the Thakur family.[1]
Ingredients
The ingredients include milk, sugar and thickened milk.
Preparations
It is made of milk which is heated and stirred continuously, with added flavor and sugar.