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Bamia

Name: Bamia
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Iraq
Ingredients: 300g Okra; 400g Lamb; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 5 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; To taste Cooked rice

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Okra and lamb stewed in tomato and spooned over rice — a classic Iraqi home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bamia is Arabic for okra, and this classic Iraqi dish stews okra and lamb in tomato sauce. Sharpened with garlic and lemon, it's spooned over white rice or rice with vermicelli. It's so beloved in Iraq that it appears on the table several times a week.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At lunch in an Iraqi home, a pot of okra and lamb stewed bright red with tomato sits in the center of the table with a big platter of white rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Okra 300g
Lamb 400g
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Garlic 5 cloves
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a pot and fry the chopped onion and bite-size lamb.
Add 600ml water and simmer 40 minutes, skimming.
Add the tomato paste and chopped tomato and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the trimmed okra and crushed garlic and simmer 20 minutes.
Season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Serve with rice.

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