Kardantu/Kardant

Name: Kardantu/Kardant
Total time: 4800 s
Yield: 12-15 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Date fruit slices; 1 cup Grated dry coconut; 1 cup Jaggery; 1/2 cup Almond / Badam; 1/2 cup Ghee; 1/4 cup Garden cress seeds; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg powdered; 1/4 tsp Cardamon powder; 1/4 cup Cashews; 1/2 cup Edible gum / Gond; 1/2 cup Raisins; 1/2 cup water

Ashwini Shaha @cook2020

Bangalore

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One of my favourite recipe

Kardantu/Karadant is a sweet delicacy unique to the state of Karnataka, India. Kardantu/Kardant means fried-edible gum in the local language, Kannada. A healthy, nutritious and traditional North Karnataka dessert recipe made with nutritious ingredients …
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#WDC

One of my favourite recipe

Ashwini Shaha @cook2020

Bangalore

#WDC

One of my favourite recipe

#WDC

One of my favourite recipe

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Ingredients

1hrs20 min

12-15 servings

1 cupDate fruit slices
1 cupGrated dry coconut
1 cupJaggery
1/2 cupAlmond / Badam
1/2 cupGhee
1/4 cupGarden cress seeds
1/4 tspNutmeg powdered
1/4 tspCardamon powder
1/4 cupCashews
1/2 cupEdible gum / Gond
1/2 cupRaisins
1/2 cupwater

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Steps

1hrs20 min

1

Heat a pan with 1/4 cup of ghee, when it is hot fry edible gum.
2

In leftover ghee add 1/2 cup badam, ¼ cup cashew, 2 tbsp pistachios, 2 tbsp raisins, seeds. Roast on low flame until the nuts turn crisp and golden brown. Once done transfer to the same bowl and keep aside.
3

Now dry roast dry coconut on low flame until it turns aromatic, once it turns slightly brown, keeps aside.
4

Transfer to the same bowl and mix well making sure everything is well combined.
5

Add 1 cup jaggery and ¼ cup water.
6

Stir dissolve jaggery well. continue to boil until the jaggery syrup turns frothy. you can also drop into the water to form a softball consistency. Add in dry fruit mixture.
7

Also, add ¼ tsp nutmeg powder and ½ tsp cardamom powder. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
8

Transfer the prepared mixture into a greased mold. Set well forming a block. allow setting for 30 minutes.
9

Now unmold and cut into pieces finally, serve Kardantu or store in an airtight container for a month.