Ever wondered about Okra?

Okra is a favorite flowering plant around the world, and it is also known as ladies fingers or bhindi and is most highly prized because of its seed pods. The scientific name of this plant is Abelmoschus esculentus.

Okra has a wide range of health benefits, but most of the health benefits are due to the minerals, vitamins, and organic compounds found in this vegetables. Okra has high nutritional value because it is rich in vitamin A, B, C, E, and K, as well as calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and zinc. Furthermore, okra contains a high level of mucilaginous fiber.

One of the best ways to consume all the nutrients of okra is to soak it with clean water overnight and in the morning eat the okra and drink the water at the same time, with this simple remedy you will naturally boost your overall health and you will earn these amazing health benefits.

We often boil it in with beans, onion and pork over rice for a nutritious meal and I have tried growing it, but found the Okra plant usually only produced one pod  per season, so to grow it at home you may need a lot of them :-)

You can learn much more from Aussie Site GrowVeg, 

 The Okra Growing Guide.  

Happy Eating :-)