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.
The wide use of Dudhi in numerous dishes may be partly attributed to its nutritional value as well as its versatility. Shana Dudhi may be used immediately from frozen, making them a tidy and convenient way of enjoying the vegetable at its best.
Be it any day, a comforting bowl of dal is always the answer to feed a hungry stomach. It is not spicy nor is it too bland, it is like a gravy to eat with Rotis/chapatis or just mix with plain old rice. It is full of proteins and loaded with nutrients if you add greens or vegetables like in this dal palak.