{"id":83728,"date":"2026-09-28T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T06:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83728"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:05:23","slug":"kaladi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kaladi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaladi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kaladi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Minister of State in PMO recently stated that the \u201cKaladi\u201d, the GI-tagged traditional dairy product of the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, has reached the commercial threshold for local and global consumption. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kaladi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as <\/span><b>Kalari cheese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the \u201c<\/span><b>mozzarella of the Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, it is a <\/span><b>traditional dairy product<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> originated from the Ramnagar area, <\/span><b>Udhampur district of Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The local delicacy is traditionally made by<\/span><b> Gujjar shepherds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the mountains of Kashmir.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a traditionally <\/span><b>ripened cheese <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made from<\/span><b> cow\u2019s or goat\u2019s milk.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kalari was developed to <\/span><b>preserve excess milk during the summer months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when the heat would make it difficult to store fresh milk.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Preparation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally <\/span><b>handmade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the milk is <\/span><b>churned with a wooden spoon,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after which <\/span><b>sour whey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a <\/span><b>byproduct <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of cheesemaking\u2014is <\/span><b>added to the warm milk to curdle <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>milk solids <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>separated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the whey liquid and <\/span><b>hand-pressed into small discs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These discs are then<\/span><b> sun-dried<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for several days to <\/span><b>dry the outer layer,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while the <\/span><b>interior remains soft and moist.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>mild flavor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>dense, stretchy texture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It develops a golden, crispy crust when pan\u2011seared<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while staying gooey inside.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>To maintain freshness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Kalari is kept <\/span><b>frozen in sealed packets.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It received the Geographical Indication<\/span><b> (GI) tag in 2023.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterkashmir.com\/jammu\/gi-tag-kaladi-cheese-of-jk-reaches-commercial-threshold-for-global-consumption-dr-jitendra-12573173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>GK<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaladi is a traditional dairy product originated from the Ramnagar area, Udhampur district of Jammu &#038; Kashmir. 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