Sami Tamimi maftoul wheat with tomatoes, roasted okra and sumac yoghurt recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Sami Tamimi and James served up tasty maftoul wheat with tomatoes, roasted okra and sumac yoghurt on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The instructions are: 1 large onion, peeled and finely sliced (180g), 90ml olive oil, 5 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, 3⁄4 tsp ground allspice, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon, 400g cherry tomatoes, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 250g maftoul, fregola or pearl couscous 500g fresh or frozen okra, Salt and black pepper.

To serve: Greek-style yoghurt 5g mint leaves and 1 tbsp sumac.




See recipes by James in his book titled: James Martin’s Saturday Morning Cookbook available from Amazon now.

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