Chhappan Kaddu (Summer Squash)

• Chhappan Kaddu (Summer Squash) also known as vegetable marrow (Cucurbita pepo) is the common vegetable in UK.
• The fruits may be green, whitish or irregularly striped green and white. The flesh is white with no cavity and the seeds are embedded in the flesh.
• The short stalk of the fruit is hard and deeply furrowed with 5 or 8 ridges and is only slightly swollen where it joins the fruit
• They are related to the zucchini. They have a very bland flavor and can be stuffed with stuffing.
• The fruit is used immature and is a boiled vegetable.
• These are available in North India especially in Punjab during the summer months.