• Guvar beans/goruchikkudu - 1/2 lb • Chenna dal - 1 cup • Onions - 1 • Grated coconut - 1/2 cup • Salt - as required • Chilli powder - 1 tsp (adjust according to your taste) • Turmeric - a pinch • Oil - 2 tbsp • Seasoning - 1 tsp of mustard seeds ,pinch of hing, 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

1. Soak chenna dal for a hour, and cook them adding water until soft. 2. Cut guvar beans, wash them and cook in water until half done. 3. You can also put both of them in separate vessels and cook in pressure cooker, but be careful not to overcook them. 4. Chop onion into small pieces. 5. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, hing, and jeera. 6. When mustard starts to splutter, add onions and fry until light brown. 7. Add salt and turmeric. 8. Drain all the water from guvar beans and add to the onions. Fry for about 10 minutes until it looks fried. 9. Now add chenna dal to this and fry for another 5 to 8 minutes. 10. Add chilli powder and stir. 11. Add grated coconut and fry for 2 more minutes.