benefits of ladys finger

Though it is a humble vegetable lady s finger (okra) provides many medicinal benefits for our day to day life because of its diuretic properties, antitoxidant properties and high in unsaturated fat, calcium, potassium, fibre, vitamin c and folate. To get the maximum benefits of okra, it should be cooked as minimum as possible.

Okras (lady s fingers) are used as main recipe, side recipe, to thicken the soup, and tender ones are even eaten as row. They are slime on cutting.To remove the slime,few drops of lime juice or vinegar can be added. By sauting for few minutes also slime can be removed.