Μπάμιες γιαχνί. Πηγή: Robert Kindermann, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_cuisine#/media/File:BamiesLaderes%28RobertK%29.JPG
A dish combining okra and chicken, cooked in a rich tomato and onion sauce. The recipe comes from Pera Chorio Nissou, Nicosia district.
Name - Recipe
Μπάμιες γιαχνί, με κοτόπουλο.
1 kg okra
1 kg chicken
3 medium onions
3 ripe tomatoes
1 clove of garlic (optional)
Salt
Ground pepper
Peel the okra, wash it and let it drain for a while. In a saucepan, fry the okra in hot oil for 10 minutes, until soft and remove. Add the chicken to the pan. Lower the heat and let it fry for 20 minutes. Chop the onion into rings and add it to the chicken along with the garlic clove (optional). Finely chop the tomato and add it to the pan with the onion and chicken. Add the okra, salt and pepper, and cover the pot with a lid. Let the food simmer for 45 minutes. It is ready to serve. (Loukia Petrou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Sautéing.
Simmering in a pot.
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Loukia Petrou (12 years old, student of Agia Marina KA Primary School, Strovolos) from the narration of Christodoulos Petrou (68 years old, Pera Chorio Nissou). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014); Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroula Hadjittofi
Μπάμιες σε κασόνι, προς πώληση. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Μπάμιες γιαχνί, κατά το ψήσιμο στην κατσαρόλα. Πηγή: http://momsrecipesandmore.blogspot.com/2006/07/bamia-okra-ladys-fingers.html
Οι μπάμιες γιαχνί συνδυάζονται ωραία με κρέας. Πηγή: ~W~, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hope4happiness/8090432105
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