Geographical Indications Cell | Vanijya Mitra
Dharwad Pedha
Dharwad Pedha originates from the definite territory of Dharwad district in Karnataka. It is a unique type of sweet meat, brown in colour made of milk and sugar with special quality and production. It has a distinct flavour due to the manner and process in which it is made, does not perish easily and remains the same for a period of 20 days.
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Description
Dharwad Pedha was originally started by the Thakur family who had migrated from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh to Dharwad after plague broke out in Unnao in early 19th Century. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur, a first generation confectioner, started producing and selling Pedhas locally. Dharwad Pedha 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 Pedha came to also be called locally as the “Line Bazaar Pedha “. The family closely guards the recipe of the Pedha as a trade secret which has been passing down the lineage.
Description
Dharwad Pedha was originally started by the Thakur family who had migrated from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh to Dharwad after plague broke out in Unnao in early 19th Century. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur, a first generation confectioner, started producing and selling Pedhas locally. Dharwad Pedha 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 Pedha came to also be called locally as the “Line Bazaar Pedha “. The family closely guards the recipe of the Pedha as a trade secret which has been passing down the lineage.