Heerekayi Kozambu (beerekayi or chinese okra gravy)

Ingredients:

1. Heerekayi or Chinese Okra - 1 long one.
2. Toor dal - 1 cup

For grinding:

1. Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
2. Red Chillies - 3 - 4 (depends on spice level)
3. Dhania seeds - 1/2 cup
4. Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
5. Rice Flour or Besan - 2 tsp
6. Asafoetida - just a pinch

Preparation:

1. Cook the dal and the vegetable and keep it aside.
2. In a mixer grind all the above ingredients with 1 cup water into a fine paste.
3. Add this ground paste to cooked dal and vegetables, add salt and bring it to boil.
4. Keep the consistency similar to sambar.

Kozambu is ready. Good to eat with rice.

Variations:

Instead of chinese okra, you can use green beans, peas, palak, cabbage or a combination of these.