Agra Ka Petha meaning “Petha of Agra” is the sweet famous in Agra. Taj Mahal and Agra Ka Petha are the two names which come into your mind when you think about Agra. While travelling in train or in bus, if you come across the Agra station, then one immediately recalls Taj Mahal and this famous sweet of Agra.

What can be special about the Agra sweet?

The process of preparing the sweet is rarely known by those who have tasted it. The taste of the Agra sweet is memorable. The sweet is soft and can be preserved for many days even without the refrigerator. How about getting some knowledge on how the sweet is prepared?

Ash Gourd, the fruit of Petha

Agra Ka Petha is prepared from ash gourd or white pumpkin (known as Petha in Hindi) which is large is size just like yellow pumpkin. The fruit ash gourd is light green in color. It grows on climbers and is very heavy.

  

Preparation of Agra Petha

There are many recipes for preparting the Agra Ka Petha, however, in Agra it is prepared by traditional ways. Those who work in preparing the famous sweet of Agra know about the hard work they do to convert a fruit or vegetable into delicious mouth watering Petha of Agra. The ash gourd is peeled off. Then it is cut so that the seeds may be removed. After that small pieces of the fruit are made porous by piercing pins into it. This is handmade sweet and it takes a lot of efforts while piercing the fruit to make it porous.

Once this is done the pieces of ash gourd are boiled in sugar syrup to make it sweet and delicious. Various flavors of the sweet are prepared and decorated with coconut, dry fruits and silver foils.

Preparing Agra Ka Petha by traditional method

Flavors of Agra Ka Petha

The sweet of Agra is prepared in various flavors such as ‘Angoori Petha’ (Grape like Petha), ‘Kesar Petha’ (Saffron Petha), ‘Mango Petha’, ‘Chocolate Petha’, ‘Cube Petha’ and 50 other flavors in all.

Colors of Agra Ka Petha

The sweet comes in various attractive colors depending upon the flavors. You will find red, yellow, white pale (colorless), green and saffron colored Pethas in the market.

Shapes of Agra Ka Petha

The sweet of Agra comes in various shapes such as in shapes of small balls, long cylindrical, cubes, oval, irregular shaped pieces and round shaped. These shapes of the Agra sweet make it attractive along with the colors.

Agra Ka Petha is the sweet which one cannot eat just once. As long as you are able to carry it and preserve it you would love to go on eating it if you are not in Agra. If you are staying in Agra then no wonder that Agra Ka Petha will be your favorite sweet.

Article and photos on the page and in the slideshow are contributed by Nishidha

Slideshow of pictures of Agra Ka Petha

There are other famous sweets and snacks prepared in the city since the olden days. They include Gajak, jalebi, dalmoth, samosa, gol gappa, puri sabji and others.

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Salim   |2009-12-04 13:48:14 Agra Ka Petha is my favorite. I m eating that since my childhood. I liked the photos on this page. Thanks for showing how the sweet is prepared. Reply

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