Pootharekulu (plural) or poothareku (singular) is a popular Indian sweet from the Andhra Pradesh state of south India.

[1] The sweet is wrapped in a wafer-thin rice starch layer resembling paper and is stuffed with sugar, dry fruits and nuts.

As of October 2018,[update] the state of Andhra Pradesh was said to be in the process of applying for Geographic Indication (GI) tag for the sweet.

[2] Pootharekulu were created in Atreyapuram, a village and mandal headquarters in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

[1][2] Atreyapuram villagers soon started making wrappers from rice flour, put sugar and ghee inside and folded them.