Okra recipes

Try this easy vegetarian dish that makes the most of storecupboard tomatoes by adding the unctuous texture of okra. Serve with couscous, feta or yogurt

This dish from reader Arjmand
Sheikh, passed down from her Indian
great-grandmother, proves just
how delicious okra can be

A low-fat Creole-inspired okra and green pepper stew with cayenne, paprika, cumin and thyme

Bursting with Caribbean flavours, this is the national dish of Barbados - serve with a side of cou-cou, made from polenta and okra

A warming Cajun-inspired casserole with smoked bacon, peppers and okra - perfect served over rice and beans