Ingredients

• Amaranth stems - 2
• Fresh jack fruit seeds - 8 to 10
• Dried red chillies - 3 to 4, broken into pieces
• Jaggery (or brown sugar) - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

How to Make Amaranth Stem and Jack Fruit Seeds Palya

• Trim the leaves and scrape the fibrous layer of the stem and cut into 5 cm long pieces.
• Peel away the thin white skin of jack fruit seeds and cut the seeds into quarters, along their length.
• Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds.
• When they splutter, add red chillies.
• After few seconds, add the stems and seeds.
• Add about 1 cup of water.
• Cover and simmer gently.
• When they are half cooked, add salt and jaggery.
• Continue to simmer till they are soft. Serve.