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Also known as - Karadantu
Karadantu is a traditional sweet from Karnataka. Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the step-by-step recipe of this healthy sweet.
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Ingredients
For Karadantu
1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp gond
¼ cup chopped almonds
¼ cup chopped cashews
¼ cup chopped pistachios
¼ cup chopped dried figs
2 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp sultanas
5 chopped dry dates (Chuhara)
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp chopped dates
1 cup dry coconut
1 tbsp poppy seeds
For Jaggery Syrup
2 tsp ghee
1 cup jaggery
¼ cup water
¼ tsp nutmeg powder
¼ tsp cardamom powder
PREPARATION
- In a pan, heat ghee and roast the gond on low flame until it puffs up and turns slightly golden, transfer it in a bowl and keep aside.
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- Dry roast the coconut till golden brown and add in the bowl gond is kept.
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- Crush gond with fingers and mix it with coconut, use mortar pestle if needed.
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- Now, in the same pan add chopped almonds, cashews, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, roast the dry fruits and remove it in a bowl.
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- Now dry roast soft dry fruits like raisins, sultanas, dry dates, regular dates. When done, transfer it to the same bowl and keep it aside.
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- Roast the Poppy Seeds until it starts to pop and transfer to the same bowl. Mix everything well, making sure that it’s well combined.
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- In a large kadai, heat 2 tsp ghee and add jaggery and water to it. Stir it till the jaggery is dissolved. Also add nutmeg and cardamom powder.
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- Now add all the previously roasted dry fruits poppy seeds mix, gond and coconut to this syrup.
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- Mix well, making sure everything is well incorporated. When done, transfer the prepared mixture into a greased rectangular or square mould.
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- Allow it to set for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Later, unmould and cut it into rectangular bars and serve.
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