Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 I don't think I've ever heard of okra powder. You either chop it, then bread and fry. That's what we like to do with most vegetables in the south. You could make this legal with spelt flour and a legal oil, at least if you're a secretor. Gumbo is more of a stew with okra, tomatoes, onions, celery, bell pepper usually rice, cajun spices and maybe chicken or seafood for a main dish. We often had okra and tomatoes as a side dish. Chop the okra and tomatoes, boil till tender. Purists just boil whole okra and eat it that way. The inside pulp with seeds has a slimy texture when boiled, but I even like that now. I saw a purple variety at Whole Foods market this weekend, but I've never tasted it. Cheryl > Hi group members, > > I have read how healthy okra (gumbo) is with all the youth element it has that makes one jump for joy. Has anybody found it in powdered form? > > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 mmmm, that sounds so good, I bet millet flour would work well too, it seems to be a good substitution for cornmeal. I buy cans of okra and tomatoes, sometimes add fish to them for a stew, I really like okra. The slime is good for thickening things. Avoid most gumbo though, as it's made with a wheat flour roux. But 'tis possible to thicken just with the okra. Re: Okra I don't think I've ever heard of okra powder. You either chop it, then bread and fry. That's what we like to do with most vegetables in the south. You could make this legal with spelt flour and a legal oil, at least if you're a secretor. Gumbo is more of a stew with okra, tomatoes, onions, celery, bell pepper usually rice, cajun spices and maybe chicken or seafood for a main dish. We often had okra and tomatoes as a side dish. Chop the okra and tomatoes, boil till tender. Purists just boil whole okra and eat it that way. The inside pulp with seeds has a slimy texture when boiled, but I even like that now. I saw a purple variety at Whole Foods market this weekend, but I've never tasted it. Cheryl > Hi group members, > > I have read how healthy okra (gumbo) is with all the youth element it has that makes one jump for joy. Has anybody found it in powdered form? > > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 If you are going to use a grain, you might want to use rice flour or sweet brown rice flour. It will thicken as well as add flavor, with or without the rice. Re: Okra > > > I don't think I've ever heard of okra powder. You either chop it, > then bread and fry. That's what we like to do with most vegetables > in the south. You could make this legal with spelt flour and a legal > oil, at least if you're a secretor. Gumbo is more of a stew with > okra, tomatoes, onions, celery, bell pepper usually rice, cajun > spices and maybe chicken or seafood for a main dish. We often had > okra and tomatoes as a side dish. Chop the okra and tomatoes, boil > till tender. Purists just boil whole okra and eat it that way. The > inside pulp with seeds has a slimy texture when boiled, but I even > like that now. I saw a purple variety at Whole Foods market this > weekend, but I've never tasted it. > > Cheryl > > > > Hi group members, > > > > I have read how healthy okra (gumbo) is with all the youth element > it has that makes one jump for joy. Has anybody found it in powdered > form? > > > > Thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 In a message dated 9/13/2004 7:04:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cherylhcmba@... writes: okra powder Okra is a vegetable so wouldn't Okra powder be like green bean powder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 ayurvedaonline/message/15814 http://www.agribusinessweek.com/okra-another-medicinal-vegetable/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Now I'm suspicious of the writer's comment: (snip) " Candida is well known to throw blood sugar control out-of-whack. " (/snip) WRT the user drinking Okra-soak to control blood sugar, I think any control obtained may have been due to another cause, a better diet perhaps. Duncan > > ayurvedaonline/message/15814 > http://www.agribusinessweek.com/okra-another-medicinal-vegetable/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 There one possibility. The sticky stringy substance might be coating intestinal linings, which slows down absorption, & lowering glycemic index of foods eaten. May not be the case with all. Duncan Crow wrote: > Now I'm suspicious of the writer's comment: > (snip) " Candida is well known to throw blood sugar control out-of-whack. " (/snip) > > WRT the user drinking Okra-soak to control blood sugar, I think any control obtained may have been due to another cause, a better diet perhaps. > > Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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