I learned something today.
This fried Prawns recipe calls for curry leaves, which to me, curry means the dried mixture of about a dozen different spices. But upon looking it up I discovered that there is a curry tree and its fresh leaves are used in cooking. Wikipedia has more information about it, and mentions that the leaves quickly deteriorate and lose their taste rapidly, meaning that unless you have a live tree nearby, using it as an ingredient is nearly impossible. The leaves probably don't ship or store very well, which is a shame. I'd like to try them.
Oh, and the term Ladies Fingers immediately brought to mind, for a moment or two, the "lady finger cookies," instead of the individual "fingers" of okra. It's just a cultural thing.
The jargon name of okra references the superficial appearance of a slender finger with a long fingernail.