Pantua is a confection from the Indian subcontinent, notable in West Bengal, eastern India, and Bangladesh. It is a traditional Bengali sweet made of deep-fried balls of semolina, chhena, milk, ghee, and sugar syrup, ranging in colour from pale brown to nearly black depending on how long the balls are fried. Rose water, cardamom, or other flavourings are sometimes added. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Bengal, originated there.
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1. Pantua (Wikidata)
P31 (instance of): DessertQuote, P31 (instance of): Dessert
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2. Pantua (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantua (dietary-suitability)
It is a traditional Bengali sweet made of deep-fried balls of semolina, chhena, milk, ghee and sugar syrup.
- Uses Ingredient: Ghee, Infobox main_ingredient field: Semolina, Chena, milk, ghee and sugar
- Uses Ingredient: Semolina, Infobox main_ingredient field: Semolina, Chena, milk, ghee and sugar
In Cuisine: Bengali Cuisine, lead paragraph
It is a traditional Bengali sweet made of deep-fried balls of semolina, chhena, milk, ghee and sugar syrup.
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