Karadantu

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Karadantu

Alternative names	Kardant
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Karnataka
Main ingredients	Edible gum, dried fruits, bengal gram flour, jaggery, marking-nut seeds

Karadantu (Kannada: ಕರದಂಟು) is a sweet delicacy unique to the state of Karnataka, India. Karadantu means fried-edible gum in the local language, Kannada. It is made of edible gum mixed with dry fruits and has a chewy texture. The other ingredients used in its preparation are fried bengal gram flour, jaggery and seeds of marking-nut (Semecarpus anacardium) tree. Gokak is very famous for karadant. Amingad town in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, is also famous for the karadantu produced in its sweet shops. The tastes of the 2 varieties of kardant are almost similar but never same courtesy the ingredients used.