Congress Kadlekai Recipe
Legend has it that since the split peanut resembled the famous Gandhi cap, the name 'Congress' was bequeathed upon it. Congress kadlekai or kadle beeja is a very popular and tasty snacks from Karnataka.
Congress kadlekai is a spicy peanut snack made from roasted, deskinned and split peanuts.
Sreenivasa Brahmins Bakery claims to be one of the early pioneers in popularising Congress kadlekai. The name 'Congress' was given to the snack because, according to one urban legend, an open peanut resembles the famous Gandhi cap.
