Vegetables · Fresh

Okra

Also called ladies' fingers, bhindi, gumbo, bamia

Ridged green pods with a mild grassy taste that turn mucilaginous when cut and stewed; fried in bhindi masala or used to thicken gumbo and bamia.

VeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T3 · In a pinchGreen beans

    No slime to thicken the dish; firmer.

  • T3 · In a pinchMolokhia

    Leafy greens that thicken similarly, but not a pod vegetable.

Cook with Okra