Thank you Usha di, Dr. Vijayshankar and Ms. Madhuri..I appreciate your replies.
Shinde On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > @ Dr. Shinde: > No harm at all... matter of fact the red pulp is very little around > the > ripening seeds, little though there is its a little sweeter than > in green fruit, > and of course astringent to the taste... and makes good veggeii... > esp if a few are mixed in with the green ones... > I know because I have eaten them, tasted them raw, and made into > curry... > > Matter of fact.. even reddened ripening karela also tastes good mixed > in... > and its seeds heavenly deep fried... > > So moral of the story: feel free to eat it... no harm done... > > Usha di > ======= > > > On Aug 5, 10:27 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Dr. Shinde, > > > > If it is about Coccinia grandis (= C. indica, Cephalandra indica ['Kovai' > in > > Tamil]), then I can say that it is safe to use the fruits at any stage. I > > have eaten plenty of ripe fruits when they turn fully red. Its sweet. > While > > the green unripe fruits preferred as a vegetable, we generally avoid the > > fruits which turned reddish inside because they are more bitter and > leathery > > and hence may change the taste and texture of the curry. Also the fact is > > the fruits that turned reddish inside, have mature prominent seeds that I > > don't prefer to have in the dish. Otherwise, I don't think it is harm to > > consume these ripening fruits. > > You may find a picture of fruits, some turned reddish inside, in this > wiki > > page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sliced_kovals.jpg > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > > I have received this query. Honestly, I have no clue..can some one > > > contribute? > > > > > I deaily folllow your column ' kutuhal' in Marathi newspaper > 'Loksatta'. > > > I'm trying to find out the real reason behind a query of mine. I hope > you > > > will help me. My question may sound stupid to you. > > > I have taught since my childhood that 'tondli' (ivy gourd in english > )should not be eaten when they have become red from inside. No reason was > > > available. Now in my in laws place they say you can eat it. There is no > > > harm.So the question is what is the reality. Should we eat or not. If > the > > > answer is no why not. If the answer is yes then why so. Can please take > > > the effort to find out the solution for this? > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Shinde >
