Iraqi Bamia bi Djaj (Okra and Chicken Stew with Baharat)
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Ingredients
- 600 g chicken thigh fillets
- 350 g okra, trimmed and sliced
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1.5 tsp baharat
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 314 kcal
- Protein
- 33.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 10.9 g
- of which sugars
- 6.8 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- of which saturates
- 2.5 g
- Fibre
- 4.6 g
- Salt
- 0.36 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes, then add the chicken and baharat and brown for 5-6 minutes.
- 2
Stir in the tinned chopped tomatoes and 200ml water, bring to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 15 minutes.
- 3
Add the okra and simmer uncovered for 12-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining and the okra is tender but not mushy.
- 4
Stir in the lemon juice, taste and season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Serve with basmati rice.
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