Dharwad pedha

Dharwad pedha

Dharwad pedha
Origin
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Dharwad, Karnataka
Details
Course served	Dessert
Main ingredient(s)	Milk, thickened milk, sugar
Variations	Jamkhandi pedha
Other information	GI number: 85

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. Dharwad pedha has been accorded ଅ Geographical Indication tag. Its GI tag number is 85.

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 latter 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.

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.

See also

• Cuisine of Karnataka