Dharwad pedha: Difference between revisions

Dharwad peda was originally started by the Thakur family who had migrated from [[Unnao]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Dharwad after [[plague (disease)|plague]] broke out in Unnao in early 19th Century.{{cn|date=December 2020}} Ram Ratan Singh Thakur, a first generation confectioner, started producing and selling pedas locally.{{cn|date=December 2020}} Dharwad peda was prepared from the milk of Dharwadi [[Bubalus|buffaloes]] which are raised by the [[Gavali (caste)|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 [[trade secret]] which has been passing down the lineage. Babusingh Thakur's single outlet store that was running for a few decades expanded later in [[Dharwad]], [[Hubli]], [[Bangalore]] [[Belguam]] and [[Haveri]]. In many other cities around India other confectioneries also sell Dharwad peda which is not connected to the Thakur family.

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 [[caramel]].