Armenian Bamiya (Okra Stew) is a traditional Armenian recipe for a classic stew of baby orka cooked in meat stock and tomato puree flavoured with onions, lemon juice and dried apricots. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Armenian version of: Okra Stew (Armenian Bamiya).
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Ingredients:
500g baby okra, tops trimmed
2 red onions, sliced
360ml meat stock
60ml tomato purée
200g cooked chickpeas
12 dried apricots
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt, to taste
Method:
Add a little lard or butter to a pan and use to fry the onions until soft (about 6 minutes). Whisk together the stock and tomato purée in a bowl then add to the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil then stir-in the lemon juice and okra.
Reduce to a simmer then stir in the chickpeas before arranging the apricots on top and cooking for about 60 minutes, until the apricots are tender and the stew has thickened.
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