Snake Gourd /Chichinga

74. Snake Gourd (Chichinga)

About

Snake Gourd is a light green snake-like vegetable with a grey-white bloom on the skin. It contains hairy, angular or 5 to 7 lobed leaves. It has white slender, cylindrical, tapering fruits with a waxy exterior.

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Nutritions

Snake gourd acts as an excellent anti-inflammatory. Inflammation if left ignored can result in serious illnesses like, diabetes, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, mood disorders, sleep disorders, arthritis and Alzheimer.

Uses

Cooked snake gourd tastes great with dal/sambhar. Although, the most common everyday method seem to be cooking these gourd solo with few spices, either with or without  gravy.