Bamia
Bamia is a central Asian dish from Afghanistan. It is an Albanian, Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Iranian, Kurdish, Somali, Sudanese and Turkish stew prepared using lamb, okra and tomatoes as primary ingredients. Additional ingredients used include tomato sauce, onion, garlic, cilantro (coriander), vegetable oil, cardamom, salt and pepper. The word "bamia" itself simply means "okra" and it is etymologically an Arabic word.
Bamia stew | |
| Alternative names | Bamieh, Bamje, Bamya, Bame |
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| Course | Meal |
| Region or state | Tanzania, Afghanistan, Kenya, Armenia, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cyprus, , Iran, Iraq, Romania, Syria, Lebanon, , Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Greece, Kurdistan |
| Main ingredients | lamb meat, okra, bay leaves, salt, pepper |
Vegetarian bamia is very popular during fasting seasons such as Easter in Greece and Cyprus.
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