Okra/lady's finger is one of the most common vegetables of the South-Asian countries. It is used in preparing many yummy and delicious dishes. When cut, it releases a sticky material with thickening properties, often used in soups and stews,spicy fried shrimp paste, sambal belacan and are some well-known dishes which frequently use okra.It is low in Sodium, Saturated Fat and Cholesterol, thus, an ideal diet for human consumption High in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, thiamine, Vitamin B6, Foliate, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus,  Pretty common in the Asian and African countries, lady's finger dishes are also popular in American and western countries. I am recommended the way i am cook okra in my own way as my favorite dish for my lunch..try my recipe for my okra sambal. INGREDIENT:  500 gm okra wash  5 table spoon dry shrimp paste(Brunei home made belacan 15fresh bird eye chili sugar salt 1/2 table spoon chicken stock 10 lime juice mortar Method: place the bird eye chili,sugar,salt,shrimp paste,chicken stock,combine till the ingredient are well done mix in mortar.and then place the ingredient into a bowl and pour in lime juice,mix and set a side. bring pot with water and boil when the water boiling place the okra and bring to boil.boil around 4munites and season with salt and drain the water place in to the plate and serve hot.