Okra

[colinwants2bthin]

Can anybody advice me if Okra is an acceptable vegetable, or does it come under the starchy food rung on the ladder?

[tickletussler]

I'm pretty sure I've seen it in the Inductions Acceptable foods list, listed as an "Other vegetable" ie limit to one cup per day while on Induction.

Ok, I've just looked it up:

Other Vegetables
You can have one cup per day of these veggies if salad does not exceed two cups. The following vegetables are slightly higher in carbohydrate content than the salad vegetables:

* artichoke
* celery root
* pumpkin
* artichoke hearts
* rhubarb
* asparagus
* chard
* sauerkraut
* bamboo shoots
* collard greens
* scallions
* dandelion
* snow peas
* bean sprouts
* dandelion greens
* spaghetti squash
* beet greens
* eggplant
* spinach
* broccoli
* hearts of palm
* string or wax beans
* broccoli rabe
* kale
* summer squash
* brussels
* kohlrabi
* tomato
* bean sprouts
* leeks
* turnips
* cabbage
* okra
* water chestnuts
* cauliflower
* onion
* zucchini

[not2late]

It's on the Induction Acceptable Foods list.

[colinwants2bthin]

Now why couldn’t I see that, I looked twice! I love okra, yum yum…. Thanks

[not2late]

Yup, okra is yummy! Enjoy.

[colinwants2bthin]

How do you cook yours?

[not2late]

I'm from the southern region of the US. So, I cook it with tomatoes. Pre-Atkins I used to fry okra, but haven't tried to do a low carb version of that. I've had steamed whole okra in which you dip it in Hollandaise sauce as an h'orderve.

There's an interesting okra recipe I have yet to try. It's a fried okra salad. What you do is sliver the okra into strips. Fry the okra strips in oil until they are crispy and toss them with chat masala, which is an Indian spice blend.

[colinwants2bthin]

That sounds Good. I have adapted an indian side dish, fry okra,onion and pre atkins sliced potatoe. Sprinkle with 1tsp salt & 1tsp turmeric. Now I have left out potatoes but added 1 tbs cream. It tuned out a bit rich, perhaps to much turmeric.
I served it with marinated strips of beef, marinated in 1egg, chilli oil, 1tsp soya sauce & 1/2 tsp Garam Masala. Then deep fried the meat. Nice for a change!

[tickletussler]

Hey Colin, I've cooked okra a similar way to you - I was also taught by an Indian.

Normally with okra, I slice them into bite-sized pieces, fry with onion, curry leaves, mustard seeds, pinch of salt (optional curry spices - sometimes I like them without) - tastes fantastic! they're so easy and quick to cook. :yes

[colinwants2bthin]

They are so good, Just ate them for the second night running!

[not2late]

I've lost hope for growing okra this year because the weather has been too unpredictable. So, I'll have to buy it this year.

[divaindubai]

You can also cut the okra suitable for stuffing them, and stuff them with ground beef mixture and bake them in a casserole (add some cheese if you like ), its yummy! :yes

[love2beeamom]

I fry my okra.. unbreaded of course. It is good, but you really have to fry it awhile to get it crispy. I tried dipping it in egg, and flax meal, but I thought it tasted better plain..

[colinwants2bthin]

Stuffing with ground beef sounds good. What seasoning do you add?

[2big4mysize]

and of course you can make Atkins induction legal gumbo with okra and seafood yum yum.