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Bamia

Also known as: بامية

Syrian lamb and okra stew in a tomato sauce with seven spices.

Bamia — illustrative food image

About Bamia

Bamia is represented here by a Syrian lamb-and-okra stew from Itab Azzam and Dina Mousawi’s Our Syria, published by TASTE through Scott Hocker. This selection uses lamb shoulder and fresh okra.

Tomato gives the sauce its tang, while butter and lamb add richness. Cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, cloves, nutmeg and black pepper provide the aromatic seven-spice character.

Tender lamb and okra sit in a thickened tomato sauce. Rice is the stated separate accompaniment; its preparation is outside this recipe.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Bamia

Syrian lamb-and-okra bamia from Our Syria.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Ground cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cardamom candidate; ground form retained.
  • Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader black-pepper candidate; ground form retained.
  • Ground cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Butter: Milk
  • Lamb shoulder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shoulder selected from source leg-or-shoulder alternative.
  • Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader salt candidate; kosher form retained.
  • Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader black-pepper candidate; ground form retained.
  • Garlic cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed by source; omitted from source directions, so timing/use remains unresolved.
  • Canned chopped tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader tomato candidate; canned chopped form and product formula unresolved.
  • Ripe tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Fresh chopped tomato option selected instead of additional canned tomatoes.
  • Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Fresh okra: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Fresh selected instead of frozen.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only stew liquid retained.
  • Prepared rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cooked-rice candidate; separate accompaniment formula uninspected.

Origins & food traditions

Selected Syrian version; no exclusive origin claim.

Countries

  • Syria
  • South SudanCatalogue link pending review
  • EgyptCatalogue link pending review
  • SudanCatalogue link pending review
  • IraqCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Scott Hocker / TASTE — Syrian Okra and Lamb Stew, adapted from Our Syria by Itab Azzam and Dina Mousawi