Zucchini and Mushrooms, Indian Style

As you can tell, I love to use my Indian spices to prepare veggies.  This combination of zucchini and mushrooms tasted wonderful with the addition of a few spices.

1 tbl. vegetable oil
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 dried red chili pepper
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. garam masala
3 medium zucchini, halved and sliced
1 lb. mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (I used a combination of shitake and brown mushrooms)
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tbl. dried, unsweetened coconut, optional

Heat corn oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  When oil is hot add ginger, garlic, red pepper, mustard seeds and garam masala.  Saute about 1 minute mixing ingredients together.  Add the zucchini to the skillet and mix it with the seasonings. Cook over medium heat until almost tender, stirring a few times. Add the mushrooms and combine all the ingredients. Stir occasionally until the mushrooms are tender.
Add salt and pepper, to taste and the coconut, if using.