Bamia za nazi

Name: Bamia za nazi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 49 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tanzanie
Ingredients: 600 g fresh okra; 250 g chopped tomatoes; 120 g onion; 8 g garlic; 200 ml unsweetened coconut milk; 15 ml oil; 100 ml water; 15 ml lime juice; 3 g salt; 1 g pepper

🥥 Tender okra in tomato and coconut sauce with its naturally thick texture.

Ingredients

600 g fresh okra
250 g chopped tomatoes
120 g onion
8 g garlic
200 ml unsweetened coconut milk
15 ml oil
100 ml water
15 ml lime juice
3 g salt
1 g pepper

Preparation

Wash whole okra and dry, remove hard stalks and cut into 2 cm pieces. Slice onion and chop garlic.

Soften onion in oil 5 minutes, add garlic 1 minute then tomatoes, water, salt and pepper for 8 minutes.

Add okra and mixed coconut milk. Simmer gently 12–15 minutes, moving carefully until tender but still recognisable

add a little hot water only if necessary.

Off heat add lime, rest 5 minutes and divide into 4 side portions. Slightly mucilaginous texture is normal

lime does not remove it completely. Rice or ugali is separate. Total 49 minutes.