Kewra

Kewra, keora or kewda (Hindi:केवड़ा, Bengali:কেওড়া, Urdu:کیوڑہ‎) is an extract distilled from the flower of the pandanus plant. It is primarily used to flavour North Indian and Pakistani sweets, and Bangladeshi and Pakistani meat dishes. In India it its mostly used for biryani, awadhi and hyderabadi - Lucknowi dishes.