Nenua Ke Phool Ke Pakode

Have you ever seen a Sponge Gourd plant,commonly known as ’Nenua’ in Bihar?....Well, it’s a real treat to look at the green plant,covered with pretty yellow flowers,besides of course the long nenuas hanging from the creeper plant. Normally we make vegetables with the nenua...But actually,tasty pakodas can be made of the sponge gourd flowers too.

           

Nenua Phool Ke Pakode

Ingredients-

Nenua Flowers- picked along with the green tiny balls that grow below the flowers

Onion-2 medium, chopped finely

Green Chillies- 4,chopped

Tomato- 1,cut into small pieces

Raw banana- 3 ,boiled ,peeled & mashed

Gramflour- 1 cup

Rice flour -2 tablespoons

Salt- 1 ½ teaspoon

Refined oil-for deep frying

Method-

Wash the nenua flowers ,along with the green gram like balls,nicely. Now mix all the ingredients together nicely.The mashed banana is added to give a spongy texture to the pakodas.Now make small patties out of the mixture and deep fry them on medium flame,till light brown. Serve hot with sauce and pickles.

Mix for the Pakodas