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Type | Cookies |
Course | Snack |
Place of origin | South Asia |
Region or state | India |
Main ingredients | Wheat flour, sugar syrup or jaggery, ghee, cardamom, coconut, dried fruits |
Thekua (also spelt as Thokwa or Thekariis), also known as Khajuria, Tikari[1] and Thokni, is an Indo-Nepalese cookie popular in Southern Nepal and the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[2] Thekua is a revered prasada, offering to god, during Chhath puja.[3][4][5] It has been used as a sweet snack for centuries in these places.[6][7]
It is widely and popularly used as a 'Sandesh' in local ancient-traditional culture. 'Sandesh' (it may be fruits, sweets or any edible/potable goods) . A 'Sandesh' is something which a guest brings to someone's home when he/she arrives there.
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