Coccinia grandis

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Coccinia grandis
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Coccinia
Species: C. grandis

Binomial name
Coccinia grandis
(L.) J. Voigt

Coccinia grandis, also called tindora (tindori, tindoori), giloda, kundri, kundru, kowai, kovai, tindla, gentleman's toes (compare lady's fingers), thainli or ivy gourd, is a tropical vine grown for its small edible fruits. They may be eaten immature and green, or mature and deep red. The young shoots and leaves may also be eaten as greens.

Older botanical sources may call this plant C. cordifolia.

The fruit is eaten in Indian cuisine.

See also

It is used for sabji.

In Andhra Pradesh (South India), this vegetable is known as "Dondakaya". It is eaten as a curry either by deep frying it, stuffing it with masala and frying or boiling it first in a cooker and then frying it. It is also used in "Sambaar"

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Female and male flowers
Sliced fruit

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