What it tastes like
Expect a juicy, syrupy bite with a jammy rose centre and a chewy coconut coat.
Panchi Petha · India
Gulab Laddu Gulkand Petha
Soft petha laddus with a rose-gulkand centre and a coconut coat. Agra's famous ash-gourd sweet, made festive.
Available in India
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- Type
- Mithai · 400 g (approx. 12 laddus)
- Origin
- India
- Rarity
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4/5
Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists How we score
Rarity is our editors’ score for how hard something is to find in the US and how unusual it is to make: availability (supermarket, specialty shop or maker only), production (small-batch, seasonal, foraged) and how unusual the ingredient or method is.
- 1 Familiar twist: easy to find, unusual flavour
- 2 Specialty: good grocers and online
- 3 Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops
- 4 Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists
- 5 Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind
Why it’s rare
Petha is usually sold as plain candied ash-gourd cubes. Here it is shaped into a laddu with a gulkand (rose petal preserve) centre.
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