1. Soak the channa dal in water for 1 hour.

2. Wash and cut tindora into round circles. Cut onions and hot peppers and set aside.

3. Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add onions and green peppers to it. Fry for a minute and add tindora pieces to it and cook for 2 minutes.

4. To that add soaked channa dal and cook till the tindora is tender and channa dal is cooked. Add turmeric powder, salt and chilli powder and let it cook for another 2 minutes and turn the stove off.

Serve with rice or chapati. Same way green beans also can be prepared.