Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You might think of the vegetable okra as a mysterious finger-shaped pod with a notoriously slippery texture. If you've eaten it, ...

The exact native home of okra is in dispute. Some say West Africa. Others say Ethiopia or Eritrea, and others claim India is their place of origin. In any case, people have enjoyed okra since ...

Writing off okra as a slimy pod is a great injustice, according to Chris Smith. The garden writer and seed saver is an okra aficionado who asserts that while the vegetable may have a unique texture, ...

0.2 lb Okra/ Bhindi (36pcs) 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp red chili powder For the Gravy: 1/2 cup yogurt 1 small onion chopped 3-4 ...

We are heading to the end of okra season in Houston. I'm forever on the hunt to cook okra in different ways without absorbing an excessive amount of fat or becoming slimy. As you will see in this ...

Growing up in the United Kingdom, Chris Smith didn’t eat okra. But he married a woman from South Carolina, and when he moved to the United States he came to love the often slimy green pods. In his ...

Welcome back to our series Market Fresh, in which we take a look at one ingredient that's showing up in the city's Greenmarkets right now and tell you what to do with it. Last week, we looked at ...