Petha is a translucent soft candy from the Indian subcontinent made from ash gourd or white pumpkin. Petha is said to have been in the subcontinent in various names like Oal and Oal ka Murabba in places like modern day Jharkhand and Bihar. Many flavoured variants are available, e.g. kesar petha, angoori petha etc. There are some other variations based on content, one with coconut mixed, another with some nuts put into it. Sometimes kewda essence is used to flavour petha.