The Parval vegetable is a member of the Gourd family— also known as pointed gourd, this is a vine plant similar to a cucumber, with the advantage of growing throughout the year.Â
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Mild flavoured, Parval easily absorbs various punchier overtones making it a popular feature in vegetarian dishes.Â
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- Parval, parwal, pointed gourd, parawal, potol
- The star of many a vegetarian dish, including aloo parwal sabzi, potoler korma, parwal pulao and dahi parwalÂ
