Can anyone tell me how to cook Okra, and exactly what is it. I am assuming it is a vegetable.

I have been given some and am not sure what to do with them

Hi Bondie,

Yes Okra is a vegetable and a lovely tasting one as well. There are several ways of cooking Okra, in the southern sates of America it's cut into 1/4" pieces coated in bread crumbs and deep fried. In Indian cuisine there are loads of recipes for Okra.

Below is a quick stir-fry curry.

When cut open the orka has a gluey residue, but don't been put off by this once cooked it completed disappears. Also if the cut okra come in contact with water it take long for the gluey residue to cook off, so heres how to clean then.
Take a damp tea towel and rub the surface of the orka vigorusly, do this to each one to clean. Take a piece of kitchen paper and dry all the okra. Now when you cut them there be very little residue.

Potato & Okra stir-fry.

1 Potato, peel and cut into thin 1" chips.
Okra cut into 1/4" pieces
2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced

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Second time success!!

Potato & Okra stir-fry.

1 Potato, peel and cut into thin 1" chips.
Okra cut into 1/4" pieces
2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp corinader
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 turmeric
1 tbls vegetable oil
salt to taste

1. heat the oil in a pan, next add the potatoes and cook on a high heat for 1 minute.
2. Next add all the other ingredients and stir-fry for 5 minutes until all the moisture has cooked off and the okra and potatoe have crispy edges.

If you have any problems or would like more recipes, you can contact me via my site.

www.reshmamartin.com

Reshma :-)

Tried out, your recipe, for the okra, it was
quite nice. Thanks

bondie, I do the same as reshma,the only difference is i keep the okra whole and i soak it vinegar first for twenty min.it makes it better i dont know why. Good luck.Bernard Crossland,Bradford west yorkshire.