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[[File:Ghatiya 2013-11-30 18-09.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bhavnagari Ganthiya]]<br />
'''Ganthiya''', '''gathiya''' or '''gathia''' ({{lang-gu|ગાંઠિયા/ગાંઠીયા}}) are deep fried [[Indian cuisine|Indian]] [[snack]]s made from [[chickpea flour]].<ref name="Ganthiya-ie">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tourists-use-ganthiya-to-lure-birds-at-nal-sarovar/887230/ | title=Tourists use ganthiya to lure birds at Nal Sarovar | newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] | date=13 December 2011 | accessdate=8 November 2015 | archive-date=8 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108011637/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tourists-use-ganthiya-to-lure-birds-at-nal-sarovar/887230/ | last=KapilDave}}</ref> Along with Khakra, Fafda, Dhokla, and Khandvi (among others), they are among the most popular snacks originating from the Indian State of Gujarat. They are a popular [[teatime]] snack not only in Gujarat but across India and also among NRIs across the world.<ref name="Ganthiya-ie" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-13/mangalore/28222568_1_dandiya-raas-navratri-modern-dance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051946/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-13/mangalore/28222568_1_dandiya-raas-navratri-modern-dance|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|title=Dandiya nights light up city life|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 November 2015|date=13 October 2010|first=Rekha|last=Kavoor|agency=[[Times News Network|TNN]]}}</ref> They are sometimes soft and not always crunchy like most other Indian snacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/on-the-kutch-food-trail/article5351063.ece|title=On the Kutch food trail|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=8 November 2015|date=14 November 2013|first=Esther|last=Elias}}</ref> A sweeter version is called '''''Mitha Ganthiya'''''. [[Bhavnagar]] city of Gujarat is famous for its variety of Ganthiya. that some people feed them even to the migratory birds that come each year to [[Nal Sarovar]], Gujarat's biggest and one of the India's biggest bird sanctuary.<ref name=" Ganthiya-ie" /><ref name="photo">{{cite web | url=http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/brown-headed-gull-larus-brunnicephalus/feeding-ganthiyamade-bason | title=Brown-headed Gull feeding on ganthiya[made from bason] | publisher=Internet Bird Collection (http://ibc.lynxeds.com) | work=Photograph | date=28 November 2010 | accessdate=8 November 2015 | last=Varu|first=Shantilal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108012618/http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/brown-headed-gull-larus-brunnicephalus/feeding-ganthiyamade-bason | archive-date=8 November 2015}}</ref> Wildlife Experts say{{which|date=May 2021}} this can be dangerous for the birds since Gathiya is not a natural food for any birds and they can potentially have negative effects on health of the birds who consume them.<br />
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