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Peda
Indian confection / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peda (pronounced [ˈpeːɽa]) or Pera is an Indian sweet that originated in the city of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. Traditionally prepared as thick, semi-soft round balls, its main ingredients are khoa, sugar and traditional flavourings including cardamom seeds. It is brown in colour. Variant spellings and names for the dessert include pedha, penda (in Gujarati) and pera.
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Alternative names | Pedha, Pera |
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Course | Dessert, Prasāda, Sweet |
Place of origin | Indian subcontinent (Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Region or state | Indian subcontinent, Mauritius, Fiji, southern and eastern Africa, the Caribbean, the Malay Peninsula |
Main ingredients | Khoya, sugar |
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