It is used as ingredients of , , , , or eaten fried and as dorma with stuffing.
It is a vine plant,similar to and , though unlike those it is perennial. It is a dioecious(male and female plants) vine (creeper) plant with heart-shaped leaves(cordate) and is grown on a trellis. The fruits are green with white orno stripes. Size can vary from small and round to thick and long 2 to 6inches (5 to 15 cm). It thrives well under a hot to moderately warm andhumid climate. The plant remains dormant during the winter season andprefers a fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil due to itssusceptibility to water-logging.
dioica is also known as the pointed gourd, parwal (from ), or potol (from or p?ol). Colloquially, in India, it is often called green potato.It is widely cultivated in the eastern part of , particularly in , , ,, and . It is a good source of , , and . It also contains majornutrients and (, , , , and ) which are needed in small quantities, forplaying essential roles in human physiology.
Fresh Indian parwar
Place of Origin: | India |
Style: | Fresh |
Category: | Other |