Ridge gourd is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the cucumber family.
Ridge gourd are best eaten when small (less than 12 cm or 4.5 inches in length) and still green.
It is a simple but very popular vegetable usually made with a plentiful tomato gravy and garnished with green chillies and fresh coriander. Even the most fussy children find this vegetable appetizing and tasty to eat as cooked roti is popularly shredded by hand and mixed into it this dish is also eaten mixed with plain cooked rice.
Ridge gourd species are used as food plants by the larvae of some lepidoptera species, including hypercompe albicornis . In myanmar, (where it is called tha-boot-thee) probably derived from the word sebot in manipur. When it is young it is used as food.
Try our ridge gourd recipes and be healthy and enjoy.
This book contains ridge gourd recipes like...
Ridge gourd and dill soup
Ridge gourd upkari
Ridge gourd masala
Ridge gourd green curry
Ridge gourd dal and many more....
- ISBN13 9780359401994
- Publish Date 2 February 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English