Lady’s finger: Bhindi: Okra is the name given to a green-colored finger-shaped vegetable having a pointed end and a bulge of light green color at the top which is generally discarded. Inside it, there are many round white seeds which are some sweet and some have no flavor. The stem part of this plant is used to extract the fiber.

It is basically used as a vegetable but in many places, people used it as a salad.  Its crop is money providing crop and hence this vegetable you can see in the market throughout the year.

The texture of okra is very sticky because of the presence of slime and sometimes it is very irritating to cut it. Even, not everyone likes this vegetable to have it in their meal. Apart from these problems, Okra has a large number of nutrients that are not only beneficial for our health but also for the skin and hair too.

Health Benefits:

This vegetable is the richest source of fiber, Vitamin C and B, Potassium,  Folic acid, etc. The slime present in the okra helps to bind the cholesterol, also collects toxins from the liver, and throws them out of the body.

It is useful for preventing a number of health problems like,

• prevents breast and protest cancer
• helps in digestion
• heart problems
•  manages diabetes
• alleviates asthma
• lowers cholesterol etc.