Baked okra chips are amazing. I just take the whole okra spear, lightly salt it, and bake it! They're salty and delicious. I like to eat them when I'm watching a movie, my popcorn alternative.
Here's some really good information on okra (this makes me want to eat okra every day):
http://www.asianhealthsecrets.com/okra-chips/
Okra, a slender green vegetable used in Creole, and Cajun cooking, is a member of the cotton family indigenous to the Nile in North Africa and the Middle East. It was discovered about 3500 years ago in Ethiopia. Early Egyptians, including Cleopatra, loved its taste and cleansing/beautifying effects. Okra came to North America via the slave trade and then to Europe, Asia and South and Central America. Okra is low in calories and is a good source of many nutrients including vitamins A, B6 and C, fiber, calcium, riboflavin, zinc and folic acid. It is very alkaline, a bulk laxative because of its slimy texture. Okra is good for the gut. The mucilage and fiber found in okra helps adjust blood sugar by regulating its absorption in the small intestine. The fiber maintains a healthy gastro-intestinal tract, facilitates probiotics similar to yoghurt in the small intestine, and helps biosynthesis of Vitamin B complex. Okra traps and eliminates toxins and frees bile so that it prevents constipation, bloating, and complexion problems. That makes okra an ideal vegetable for weight loss. Protein and oil contained in the seeds serve as a first-rate vegetable protein, enriched with amino acids such as tryptophan, cystine and other sulfur amino acids.
