Recipe
Okra with meat and vermicelli rice
This is a version of Bamia – a Lebanese dish made with okra and tomatoes. Served on vermicelli rice, it’s a delicious dish that’s healthy and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Olive Oil
- 250 ml Water
- 5 ml Pomegranate Molasses
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 20 g Coriander
- 500 g Tomatoes
- 800 g Okra
- 85 g Tomato Paste
- 15 g Garlic
- 0.5 tsp 7 Spices
- 1 tsp Grounded Coriander
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
Method
- Crank up the heat and get that olive oil sizzling!
- Toss in some onion and garlic and let them sweat until they're crystal clear.
- Pop in those gorgeous Okra (no need to chop) and give everything a good stir.
- Add in some juicy tomato and keep stirring.
- Close the lid and let it cook for approximately 7 minutes, giving those flavors time to mingle.
- Add in all the other delicious ingredients and give it a good stir. Now, lower the heat to med-low and let it cook for another 20-25 minutes, checking in every 10 minutes or so.
- When everything has softened, that's when you know the Okra is good to go.
- Serve with vermicelli rice for the perfect pairing.
Medium Grain
Medium grain rice has short, plump grains that cook up soft, moist and slightly sticky — the grains cling together gently, making it easy to serve and eat. Sunwhite® medium grain Calrose rice is grown in Australia and loved across the Middle East for everyday family meals.
Its tender texture makes it ideal for dishes where the rice soaks up rich flavours — kabsa, mansaf, maqluba and machboos — as well as sushi, paella and creamy rice desserts.