Okra

Okra is an annual flowering plant of the mallow family native to West Africa and grown throughout India, which is the world's largest producer. It has large lobed leaves, pale yellow flowers with a dark red centre, and green ridged pods that are eaten as a vegetable.

Known as Bhindaka in Sanskrit, okra is a mucilaginous, nourishing vegetable in Indian cooking, regarded in traditional practice as a food that supports general wellbeing. The fruit and seed are the parts used.