Petha
Kesar Petha variant | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indian subcontinent |
| Region or state | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| Associated cuisine | Indian cuisine |
| Invented | uncertain |
| Main ingredients | Ash gourd, sugar |
| Variations | Kesar Petha, Angoori Petha, Dry Petha, Chocolate Petha, Paan Petha, Gulab Petha |
| ~250 | |
Petha (Hindi: पेठा pronounced [ˈpeːʈʰa]) is a translucent soft candy from the Indian subcontinent made from ash gourd or white pumpkin. It is simply called petha in Hindi and Urdu.