Potted okra on the balcony fills the whole pot, delicious whether stir-fried or steamed with eggs

Okra is known as the king of vegetables, with a very high nutritional content, and has become a rather popular health vegetable in recent years. How could such a great vegetable not be grown at home? Today, Huahua will teach everyone how to grow okra and how to eat it.

Planting method:

1. Sprouting the seeds

To sprout okra, you need to use the soaking method to speed up germination. First, soak the okra seeds in clean water, changing the water every other day, and they will sprout after a week!

2. Planting

To sow okra, the first step is to water the potting soil to keep it moist, then bury the sprouted seeds in the soil, planting them a bit shallowly so the young sprouts can grow more easily.

3. Repotting

When the okra seedlings grow four or five leaves, they can be transplanted into their final position.

4. Soil

To make the okra more nutritious, the soil used for planting can be a mix of cooked and fermented soybeans and garden soil. This kind of soil fully satisfies the nutrients okra needs from the soil.

5. Sunlight and water

Okra needs plenty of sunlight, so it can usually be kept on a balcony or windowsill for care, and it should be watered once a day to ensure it gets enough water.

6. Flowering period

When okra enters its flowering period, it should have been growing for about a month, and the flowers it blooms are a tender yellow, small and lovely.

6. Maturity

Wait for the okra flowers to fade, and it is mature. At this point the okra can be harvested, producing crop after crop until the pot is full. The harvest period lasts about three months.

Delicious ways to eat okra

With such high nutritional value, how should okra be eaten? Today the editor will introduce two delicious ways to eat it.

The first: salt-roasted okra

1. Ingredients needed

The first step is to prepare the ingredients. First we need okra, coarse salt and olive oil.

2. Brush with olive oil

Before roasting the okra, first brush both sides evenly with olive oil.

3. Sprinkle with salt

Then evenly sprinkle a small amount of salt on one side of the okra, then put it in the oven and set the time to ten minutes.

Once roasted, it is ready to eat, very delicious, and an indispensable snack.

The second: okra steamed egg custard

1. Ingredients needed

To make this dish, we first need an appropriate amount of okra, two eggs, light soy sauce, warm water, and a little salt.

2. Beat the eggs

Beat the eggs evenly, add some water, and add a little salt.

3. Prepare the okra

Slice the okra and put it into the egg mixture, then seal with plastic wrap.

4. Steam the egg

Steam over boiling water for about ten minutes, and a delicious okra egg custard is freshly ready.

Delicious and good-looking okra, dear flower friends, are you a little tempted?