Okra, a common vegetable in Indian cuisine, is gaining recognition as a superfood due to its potential health benefits.

Researchers found that okra extract may help regulate blood sugar levels, offering a potential natural aid for managing type ...

The ideal pod size varies by variety. Some gardeners like to harvest okra on the small side just to be safe. To tell whether ...

Place the skillet over medium-high heat to reach 365ºF. When the oil is hot, reach your hand in the bowl with the okra and ...

Pickled okra should have a nice balance of sweet and acidic flavors, working together in harmony. Unfortunately, this brand ...

Watch 150 days of an okra plant, often known as lady's fingers, growing from a seed till harvesting pods and seeds. We chose ...

At the start, the seed was germinated just fine. However, from the 18th day onward, the plant started drying while the leaves ...

Okra is popular in Southern and Indian cooking—think gumbo and bhindi masala. Still, many people avoid it, either because they aren’t familiar with the fuzzy green pods, or because it has a ...

Okra can be prepared in a variety of ways, in many different dishes, or by itself. One healthy choice would be to lightly fry it, or maybe sauté it with onions and tomatoes.

“Having fried okra on the menu was meant to give the chefs the opportunity to present their interpretation of what their grandma had put in front of them so many years ago,” Mr. Davis said.

One of my favorite dishes I encountered came from “Sephardic Flavors: Jewish Cooking of the Mediterranean” by Joyce Goldstein, who soaks okra pods in vinegar water for 20 minutes to strip them ...

Okra is a kind of culinary education bound in sturdy, ridged pods. When prepared with the right techniques, okra can take on crispy, silky and stretchy textures few ingredients can replicate.