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'''Ghevar''' ([[Devanagari]]:घेवर) is a [[Rajasthani cuisine]] disc-shaped sweet made from ghee, flour, and sugar syrup.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Kumawat|first=Lovesh|title=CUISINE|publisher=NotionPress|year=2020|isbn=9781648501623|pages=111}}</ref> It is traditionally associated with the month of Shravan and the [[Teej]] and Raksha Bandhan festivals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghevar: A Delight of Indian Cuisine|url=http://indiacanteen.tastyfix.com/ghevar-a-delight-of-indian-cuisine/|access-date=17 August 2018|website=Indiacanteen.tastyfix.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=INDIAN FOOD - Rajasthan State Top 10 Dishes|publisher=The Future Thing|year=2019|pages=39}}</ref> Besides Rajasthan, it is also famous in the adjoining states of [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Gujarat]], western [[Uttar Pradesh]], and [[Madhya Pradesh]].

Ghevar is a disc-shaped sweet cake made with [[Maida flour|maida]] (refined wheat flour) and soaked in sugar syrup.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Laveesh|first=Bhandari|title=Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - Rajasthan|publisher=Pearson Education|year=2009|isbn=9788131723463|pages=29-30}}</ref> Flour, ghee, milk, and water are mixed to make a batter. The batter is then fried in ghee and the sweet is fried into a golden honeycomb-like disc.<ref name=":1" />  Common toppings include spices and nuts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Fodor's Essential India With Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai & Kerala|publisher=Fodor's Travel|year=2019|isbn=9781640971233}}</ref>

Ghevar comes in multiple varieties, including plain, mawa, and malai ghevar.<ref name=":0" /> Ghevar can be soaked in sugar-water syrup or is often topped with rabdi.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Rocky|title=Highway on My Plate - The Indian Guide to Roadside Eating|last2=Sharma|first2=Mayur|publisher=Random House Publishers|year=2011}}</ref>