The main issue often faced while cooking Okra is it turns slimy while cooking which is not very appealing. Moisture makes okra slimy so here are a few tips on how to prevent it from getting mushy or slimy : 1. Wash and completely dry the Okra before cutting and cooking it.  2. While cutting sometimes there may be a build-up of slimy substance on the knife. Wipe it off before resuming cutting the remaining okra.  3. Roast the bhindi on its own with oil in a wide pan before adding it to the onions. This also helps cut down the sliminess.  4. Cook the bhindi on saute mode mixing occasionally, not too much without covering the pan. Cover the pan only for a few mins towards the end if you have to. 5. Use dry mango powder and lemon juice. They are known to reduce the sliminess of bhindi.