Vegetable - Lady's finger

Lady's finger

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About the Vegetable : Lady's finger is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods.They are usually gathered while the pods are green, tender, and at immature stage. The plant is cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions around the world for their fibrous fruits or "pods." It grows best in well-drained and manure rich soil.

Scientific / Binomial name : Abelmoschus esculentus

Popularly Known as :Bhendi, Bhindi, Okra, Lady'sfinger, Lady's Finger, Bedakaya, Bendekayi, Bamia, Bamya or Gumbo.

Usage :

• Chopped, or sliced pods are stewed or fried (fritters) under low heat oil in order to soften their mucilaginous content. They then, can be mixed with other vegetables, rice, or meat.
• In Caribbean islands, okra is cooked and eaten as soup, often with fish.
• The pods can be pickled and preserved like in other vegetables.
• Okra leaves may be cooked in a similar manner as the greens of beets or dandelions. The leaves are also eaten raw in salads.
• Thick stew of lamb or beef and okra (bamya) is a popular dish in Egypt and other middle eastern regions.