Lady’s fingers is an alternative English name for okra, the mucilaginous seed pods of a plant of the hollyhock family. Quaintly ancient as it sounds, the term, or at least its application, appears to go back no further than the early twentieth century
They are locally known as ‘shakarkandi’ and are growing at a large scale in Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The most common variety of sweet potatoes has copper-coloured skin and vibrant orange flesh. Other varieties are yellow, white, deep purple and cream
It is a deep-red colored root vegetable, packed with essential nutrients. While beetroot can be eaten raw, and is quite delicious, it is also cooked or pickled across cultures in the world
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