Tinda / Apple Gourd

English Name: Indian Baby Pumpkin

Common Indian Name (Hindi): Tinda

• The Tinda (Citrullus vulgaris) also called Indian round gourd or apple gourd or Indian Baby Pumpkin.
• It is a squash like cucurbit grown for its immature fruit, (culinary vegetable) especially popular in South Asia.
• Green colored, apple sized fruit is flattish round in shape, 5-8 centimeter in diameter and about 50-60 grams in weight.
• It is native to India and very popular in Indian and Pakistani cooking with curry and many gourmet dishes.
• It is a good source of Vitamin A.