Karadantu is a TrekBite from a place called Kalburgi, which retained its name back from the anglicized version, Gulbarga, Karnataka. It is a gum that is fried along with many other dried fruits and nuts. It is a sweet that has a unique taste and texture to India.
Names
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| North Karnataka | Karadantu |
| Karnataka | Karadantu |
| Other parts of the World | Kardantu (without one of the ‘a’s) |
Origin
beginning of Kardantu
In 1926, Sri Dundappa Kalaburgi used to sell a unique sweet made of gram flour, jaggery, and groundnut, which was a hit among the locals.
Customer Suggestion
Based on a customer’s suggestion, he started adding edible gum to the ingredients that laid the foundation of Dundappajja Kalaburgi
Additional ingredients
As days went by, ingredients like top-quality cashew nuts, rai, almonds, dates, pista, and copra…got fried in pure ghee.
Spread across the nation
This is one of the first sweets that got a gum texture to it due to which the whole nation started loving it.
Regions
Ingredients
Variations
Shelf Life
Up to about 6 months in sealed condition
Portion
Like all the other TrekBites, even this one is heavy when it comes to digestion. Unless there is a heavy trek, we suggest you take it in small quantities and enjoy the dish. The gum that comes along with the sweet is hot too.
Sides
Not Applicable
Nutrition
| Calories | 198.6 | Sodium | 10.8mg |
| Total Fat | 10.2g | Potassium | 0mg |
| Saturated | 3.3g | Total Carbs | 28.5g |
| Polyunsaturated | 0g | Dietary Fiber | 2.4g |
| Monounsaturated | 0g | Sugars | 17.9g |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | Protein | 3.3g |
| Cholesterol | 8.2mg | Calcium | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 2% | Iron | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 7% |
Benefits
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