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What is Agra Panchhi Petha? (With Recipe)

November 24, 2015 14 Comments

This post is about 5 months too late. When we visited Delhi-Agra-Jaipur during Chinese New Year, this is one thing I definitely wanted to buy back – Panchhi Petha. Its nothing but cubed ash gourd simmered in sugar syrup and cooled down. Its extremely sweet and juicy when bitten into.

agra panchhi petha recipe

When I went to the same places while in school, we gorged on this super sweet Agra specialty without even knowing what it is or how its made (not that it mattered, especially at that age). I had forgotten whether its available in Jaipur or Agra so during our first stop which was at Jaipur, I asked our guide about it. He had absolutely no clue what we were talking about!

agra panchhi petha recipe

When we came to Agra, our guide immediately cut us short when we began explaining what we were looking for and took us straight to the very popular store called Panchhi which is probably one of the best places that sells “original” petha.

agra panchhi petha recipe

When we were at the railway station waiting for our train back to Delhi, I chanced upon Vanitha in a bookstore and it was a freakish coincidence because that edition had a bit about Lakshmi Nair (the now famous cook that comes in some shows in Asianet) visiting Agra and even a recipe for Agra Petha! I am reproducing it here, in English.

Agra Petha Recipe
Source: Vanitha, Feb 1-14 2011 Edition

Ingredients:
500gm ash gourd / kumbalanga
500gm sugar
Water as needed
1 tsp slaked lime / chunnambu
Saffron strands, optional

Method:

1. Peel and deseed ash gourd and cut into cubes.

2. Add the slaked lime to 2 litres of water and mix well. Add the ash gourd pieces into this and set aside for 2 hours.

3. Rinse the soaked ash gourd 2-3 times in clean water. Poke each piece a few times with a fork.

4. Boil the sugar with 1 cup water. When it begins to thicken, add the ash gourd pieces (and saffron if using) and bring to boil, then simmer for 3-4 mins.

5. Drain from the syrup and lay to cool and dry on a flat plate.

agra panchhi petha recipe

Note: I didn’t make the petha in the pics. They are from the Panchhi petha shop in Agra. I just wanted to share the recipe that I saw in Vanitha, that’s all. 

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  1. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    July 12, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    We also enjoyed this during our trip to Agra, there is no match to these, love the pictures 🙂

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  2. veeanoo

    July 12, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Wow the recipe is so simple….i must make it since my son loves it….but can u pls tell me where i can get slaked lime….

    Reply
  3. Manju

    July 11, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    I love this petha and haven't had it in ages! It looks pretty simple to make, from that recipe there. I should try making sometime and if it comes out great, you will be a lifesaver, NAgs! 🙂

    Reply
  4. sakshi

    July 11, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    I love all the pethas of Agra especially the ones that have dessicated coconut all over them

    Reply
  5. Surya

    July 10, 2011 at 11:32 am

    I was going to make this today and was surprised to see this in my mailbox. 😀

    Reply
  6. notyet100

    July 10, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Have u tried stuffed one available at pachi,they are equally delicious,this trip we tried gulkand stuffed pethas from pan chi,ur post made me nostalgic

    Reply
  7. RAKS KITCHEN

    July 10, 2011 at 4:04 am

    I loved that when I tasted it during my trip,now wish to taste again 🙂 Yummy it looks!

    Reply
  8. Apu

    July 9, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    Yumm!! That does look wonderful. Living in Delhi always had its perks:)

    Reply
  9. Nithya

    July 9, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    Wow.. this looks delicious 🙂 Even I used to love this sweet. Homemade will surely be better and yummier 🙂

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  10. Gayathri Ramdas Sreekanth

    July 9, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    Petha was kumbalanga all the while??? I always assumed it was crystallised sugar – like a different form of cotton candy ! 🙂

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  11. Harini

    July 9, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    OMG, such a simple recipe and yet have been drooling over this petha for years? that is not acceptable! thank you so much for sharing this..I am so making it !!!

    Reply
  12. sangeeta

    July 9, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    kesar petha . Lovely pics and very convenient recipe. This is such a summer treat .

    Have you tried the angoori petha? It's a syrupy (not dry)cylindrical shaped petha coated with dessicated coconut sometimes. I am going to the open the fridge and have one just after typing this 😉

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  13. DEESHA

    July 9, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    I remember my dad buying us Agra petha on is business trips .. I love it too but its a bit too sweet for my taste at times .. yu made it at home?? wow

    Reply
  14. The Mad Jammer

    July 9, 2011 at 11:18 am

    This looks delicious. I have only seen a white version of it, with saffron, its so pretty!

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