Ghiya (Round Bottle Gourd)

Ghiya is one of the most popular vegetables in Indian cooking. Rich in Vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium and fibre, Ghiya is better known in India as the vegetable with which instruments like the sitar, tanpura, and surbahar are made. In North India, the skin of ghiya is used to make chutney. 

Ghiya is primarily water (96 percent) and can be blended into a drink that improves digestion and sleep, and provides cooling refreshment and rehydration in the summer. Cooked Bottle Gourd is also rich in vitamins and minerals and is known to improve digestion.