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Tbikha

Name: Tbikha
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Libya
Ingredients: 400g Lamb; 10 Okra; 200g Pumpkin; 100g (cooked) Chickpeas; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Paprika; A pinch Chili powder; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 600ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Seasonal vegetables and lamb stewed with tomato and spices — a Libyan home stew.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tbikha is the general name for stews made in Libyan homes: seasonal vegetables (spinach, okra, pumpkin, eggplant, beans) and lamb or chicken are stewed with tomato paste and bharat, the Libyan spice mix. Eaten with bread or couscous, it appears at dinner every day.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Libyan home, a pot of vegetable and meat stew is set out and the family tears round bread to scoop it up.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 400g
Okra 10
Pumpkin 200g
Chickpeas 100g (cooked)
Onion 1
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Chili powder A pinch
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Water 600ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté the lamb and chopped onion.
Add the tomato paste, spices, and salt and stir-fry, then pour in the water and simmer 40 minutes.
Add the pumpkin cut large and the chickpeas and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the okra and simmer 10 minutes.
Serve with bread.

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