Kovai (Tamil: கோவை)
Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) » Coccinia grandis
kok-SIN-ee-uh -- meaning, red; often spelled coccinea
GRAN-dees or GRAN-dis -- meaning, large or spectacular
commonly known as: ivy gourd • Hindi: कुन्द्रू kunduru • Konkani: तेंडलें tendale • Malayalam: kova • Marathi: तेंडली tendali or तोंडली tondli • Tamil: கோவை kovai • Telugu: bimbika, donda
Origin: Africa, Asia and Australia
... the fruit eaten in Indian cuisine ... known as tindora (tindori, tindoori), giloda, kundri, tindla, gentleman's toes (compare lady's fingers), thainli or ivy gourd ... 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.
References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Wikipedia • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.
Blogged at: Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian
Kovai (Tamil: கோவை)
Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) » Coccinia grandis
kok-SIN-ee-uh -- meaning, red; often spelled coccinea
GRAN-dees or GRAN-dis -- meaning, large or spectacular
commonly known as: ivy gourd • Hindi: कुन्द्रू kunduru • Konkani: तेंडलें tendale • Malayalam: kova • Marathi: तेंडली tendali or तोंडली tondli • Tamil: கோவை kovai • Telugu: bimbika, donda
Origin: Africa, Asia and Australia
... the fruit eaten in Indian cuisine ... known as tindora (tindori, tindoori), giloda, kundri, tindla, gentleman's toes (compare lady's fingers), thainli or ivy gourd ... 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.
References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Wikipedia • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.
Blogged at: Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian