Bamia

Ingredients

• (10 oz) lamb chops and boneless lamb cubes
  300 g
• (1 lb 2 oz) frozen okra (ready trimmed)
  500 g
• peeled garlic cloves
  4 whole
• salt
  1½ teaspoons
• black pepper
  ½ teaspoon
• (4 oz) dry tamarind
  100 g
• tomato purée
  2 tablespoons
• (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
  400 g
• oil

  for frying
  1 tablespoon
• .2 litre (2 pints) boiling water
  1 unit