Ingredients:
1kg okra, ends trimmed and finely chopped
2kg lamb, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 onions, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp tomato purée
3 tbsp red palm oil
6 Maggi cubes
2kg fragrant long-grain rice, washed and drained
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Method:
Heat the red palm oil in a pan, add the meat in batches and fry until browned all over. Remove the last of the meat from the pan, add the onions and fry for 5 minutes then stir in the tomatoes and fry for 4 minutes more before adding the meat back to the pan.
Stir in the tomato purée and cook, covered, for 5 minutes more. At this point add water to come half way up the contents of the pan. Stir in the Maggi cubes and season to taste.
Bring back to a simmer, add the okra, cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until the meat is tender.
In the meantime, cook the rice in a pan in double its volume of water. Boil for about 25 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
Serve the stew accompanied by the rice.