Ivy Gourd (Tindli)

Quick description:

Ivy gourd is a trailing herbaceous vine, has got tuberous root systems with green stems, ribbed when young, glabrous with simple axillary tendrils, it is green with longitudinal stripes when young turning bright red when ripe, the clear white flesh of fruit looks like the appearance as well as taste of the cucumber, showing numerous seeds, the flesh is equally crispy as well as tasty in texture having a slightly bitter aftertaste