Ingredients

• brown Channa - 1 cup
• fresh jack fruit seeds 8 to 10
• oil - 3 tbsp
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• dry red chillies - 3 to 4, broken into pieces
• asafetida - 1/2 tsp
• jaggery - 2 tsp
• grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• salt to taste

How to Make Brown Chana and Jack Fruit Seed Upkari

• Soak Chana in water overnight.
• Drain and cover with fresh water.
• Add 1 tsp salt and pressure cook for 15 minutes.
• Drain and reserve the liquid.
• Peel away the thin white skin of jack seeds and cut each seed into two pieces.
• Heat oil in a Kadai.
• Add mustard seeds.
• When they splutter, add red chillies and asafetida.
• After few seconds, add the jack fruit seeds.
• Add 1 cup of reserved Chana liquid.
• Cover and simmer till the seeds are soft.
• Add Chana, salt and jaggery.
• Simmer till all the liquid is evaporated.
• Add grated coconut and mix well.