Pirukya

Pirukya—also spoken and written as pirukia or pedakiya—wraps a sweet filling inside dough before frying. Khoya, coconut, semolina, nuts and aromatic spices may enter the filling in different household and halwai versions.

Pirukya is sold across Bihar and also belongs to festival and family cooking. It is related to gujiya and Chandrakala, but those names should not be treated as automatically interchangeable. Shape, filling, dryness or syrup finish and local usage help distinguish one form from another.