Agra ka petha is a sweet made of white gourd or pumpkin and it is famous all over the world a sweet candy made using ash gourd or white pumpkin the dessert originated in the northern state of agra, uttar pradesh there are many variations that are now available to the original agra ka petha recipe shredded coconut is added to enhance flavours, some varieties use nuts one famous variety is called kewda petha that uses a sweet fragrant essence to flavor this unique sweet kesar petha or angoori petha are loved by all, there is a big market for these sweets and agra petha recipes are very popular.