Silk Squash (गिलके)

@ Jeannette ,this does look like Gilka.

Thank you for the links :)

Is it correct that the silk squash is gilka / gilki? Then it's an egyptian luffa...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa_aegyp...

Thanks Meik,

Stepped out from trees

Sachin, very nice spotting and tasty recipe, too.
However, I think it might not fit to the "trees" mission (o;

Plant suffering with yellow mosaic virus.

Emma / Jeannette here are some links for differanciat Silk Squash and Luffa
1st link called (तुरई) Turai which is also common vegetable over Indian cuisine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridged_Luff...
and which link Emma had given http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archiv...... is Silk Squash (गिलके) both are very different

you can have idea about both from this one,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingua...

@ Jeannette,this one seems to have ridges.

Thanks Emma, never seen the one with smooth surface. To me they look like different fruits.

@ Jeannette,
Chinese okra = silk squash = silk melon = Taiwanese okra Notes: There can either have a smooth surface or one with deep ridges. The ridged version is sometimes called angled luffa = angled loofa = angled loofah. Substitutes: zucchini
http://www.foodsubs.com/Squashasian.html...

@ Jeannette I am trying to see if Silk squash and Luffa is the same. What Sachin has here is Silk Squash for sure.
Here is a tasty recipe,
http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archiv...
It is very interesting though that the ripe and dried Luffa is used to make Luffa Sponge.

When I search for photos I can see both yours and Luffa...

When I look it up it says its a Luffa I know that one, but it is different from yours, right?

Yes Emma,
I am Gujarati, speaks Hindi, it is out national Language,

Thanks Jeannette. it is a common vegetable over Indian cuisine,

most of your spottings are from Ahemadabadh. Do you speak Hindi?

Nice, never seen it before is it common in India?