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Variety of Squash with soft skinned and few thorns on the surface and fleshy inside. Its is the most common and abundant vegetable found in Northeastern India.The colour becomes whitish yellow to yellow when ripe. It is very low calorie vegetable loaded with ample amounts of Vitamins and minerals and may be the choice of diabetics and the obese people. Squash refers to a common group of fleshy vegetables. It was first cultivated in North America and also popular there. Although most people are familiar only with the fruit as being edible, the root, stem, seeds and leaves are as well. The tubers of the plant are eaten like potatoes and other root vegetables, while the shoots and leaves are often consumed in salads and stir fries, especially in Asia. Like other members of the gourd family, s