Okra and red pumpkin saute (my mom's recipe)

Ingredients:

- 1 cup diced okra (wash okra before cutting then wipe them with a clean kitchen towel). Okra is also known as "ladies fingers" and as "gumbo".
- 1 cup diced red pumpkin (small sized)
- Pinch of mustard seeds
- 2 green chillies (slit them)
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbs grated coconut for garnish (optional)

To prepare:

- Heat 2 tbs veg. oil in a skillet.
- Gently throw the mustard seeds in the oil. Allow them to sputter.
- First put the diced pumpkin in the skillet and saute over medium high heat.
- As it turns lightly brown put the okra in the skillet and saute it with the pumpkin.
- Allow it to turn lightly brown too and it will become less slimy.
- Salt the vegetables and cover it over reduced heat, stirring it periodically
- The vegetables should be soft and dry but not mushy.
- Drizzle a little oil over the prepared veg before putting it in the serving dish.
- Garnish it with slitted green chilli and grated coconut. Serve it with hot tortilla or with roti.