Soft, jelly-like, translucent like cooked cucumber. Sweet and milk white. An unusual vegetable for this hemisphere. Discovered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ayurveda Notes (help)
Bottle gourd builds ojas.
Dosha: Vata- Pitta- Kapha+
Quality: Heavy, Soft, Oily, Liquid
Taste: Sweet, Pungent
Recipe Hints
Sautee the bottle gourd in the ghee first. Halwas mean sweets. They are generally made with the sweet indian spices cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg.





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