Dharwad peda ( kn, ಧಾರವಾಡ ಪೇಡ) is an

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delicacy unique to the state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO 15919, ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reor ...

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. It derives its name from the city of

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

.This sweet's history is around 175 years old. Dharwad peda has been accorded

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History

Dharwad peda was originally started by the Thakur family who had migrated from

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to Dharwad after

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broke out in Unnao in early 19th Century. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur, a first generation confectioner, started producing and selling pedas locally. Dharwad peda was prepared from the milk of Dharwadi buffaloes which are raised by the Gavali community in and around Dharwad. His grandson Babu Singh Thakur helped grow the family business further in their Line Bazaar store and the peda came to also be called locally as the "Line Bazaar Peda". The family closely guards the recipe of the Peda as a

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which has been passing down the lineage. Babusingh Thakur's single outlet store that was running for a few decades expanded later in

Hubli Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad dist ...

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and

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. In many other cities around India other confectioneries also sell Dharwad peda which is not connected to the Thakur family.

Ingredients

The ingredients include milk, sugar and dharwadi buffalo milk.

Preparations

It is made of milk which is heated and stirred continuously, with added flavor and sugar. As a result, it can be considered a kind of condensed milk with flavors.

References

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History

Ingredients

Preparations

See also

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