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Winter Melon


Winter Melon

Used mainly to create a delicious crystallised sweet called petha in India and puhul dosi in Sri Lanka. It is round or oblong in shape and has an 'frost-like covering of powder on its skin, hence its name. Also known as: ash gourd, wax gourd, preserving melon.





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