Shana Papdi Lilva come from the finest papdi, which are podded with greatest care to provide the highest quality Lilva beans. Shana Papdi Lilva may be used immediately from frozen, making them a tidy and convenient way of enjoying the vegetable at its best.
A popular vegetable in India, this tiny gourd can now be found in Indian markets in California and elsewhere. Here it is always sold green, looking very much like a tiny cucumber, but in India it is also sometimes used in it's scarlet red mature stage.