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North Karnataka’s scrumptious dessert Karadantu

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One of the healthiest and most scrumptious sweets, Karadantu is made in Gokak. Karadantu is a sweet delicacy unique to the State of North Karnataka,

This is done with wood glue, while dry coconut, cashews, raisins, almonds, dates, pistachios and other dry fruits are added to this paste and sweetened in desi ghee. The most delicious Karadandtu is available in the fairs of North Karnataka.

Karadantu means fried-edible gum in the local language. A healthy, nutritious and traditional dessert recipe is also made with nutritious ingredients like dry coconut, poppy seeds, mixed dry fruits, dry pumpkin seeds, edible gum, ghee, and jaggery, which makes a deliciously chewy texture sweet dish which can be stored in an airtight container for a month or more.

HEALTH BENEFITS:

*Karadantu is high in protein, iron and fibre.
*Jaggery is rich in minerals that will help improve and maintain the immune system.
*Almonds are loaded with fibre and protein.
*These are made from ghee and dried fruits.
*Healthy fats hence can be included in a healthy diet for weight loss.

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