{"id":83728,"date":"2026-01-22T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83728"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:28:27","slug":"kaladi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kaladi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaladi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kaladi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n

Recently, the union Minister of State for Science & Technology directed that “Kaladi” traditional dairy products be upscaled for wider food applications and recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Kaladi<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • Kaladi is a famous <\/span>Dogra cuisine<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It is a <\/span>traditional dairy product<\/b> of Udhampur district, <\/span>Jammu & Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n
  • It has received the Geographical<\/span> Indication tag<\/b> (GI).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Preparation of Kaladi<\/b><\/h2>\n
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    • It is traditionally <\/span>prepared from raw full-fat milk<\/b> using whey water as a coagulant.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The raw full fat milk,<\/b> vigorously churned in an iron pot with a wooden plunger-like tool.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The molten mass of milk solids was then separated by adding sour milk or curd called mathar.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Once stretched, the flattened cheese was <\/span>cooled on the black iron pot itself<\/b>, before being placed in a bowl to solidify.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The solidified cheese was then sun dried to help it to lose the moisture.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Since the ambient temperature in the mountainous area of Udhampur remains low despite a strong sun, the Kalari <\/span>dried from the outside yet remain moist inside<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key Facts about Geographical Indication Tag<\/b><\/h3>\n
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      • It is a sign used on <\/span>products that have a specific geographical origin<\/b> and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • This is typically used for <\/span>agricultural products<\/b>, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks<\/span>, handicrafts and industrial products.<\/b><\/li>\n
      • The Geographical Indications of <\/span>Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999<\/b> seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        This GI tag <\/span>is valid for 10 years<\/b> following which it can be renewed.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Kaladi is a traditional dairy product of Udhampur district, Jammu & Kashmir. Read more about Kaladi, Preparation, Key Facts, Latest News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":83746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4882,21,22,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-83728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-kaladi","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}