Persian Okra Stew

Ingredients

• 1 lb stew beef or lamb
• 1 1/2 oz sun-dried tomato paste
• 1 large onion
• 2 large cloves garlic
• 1/8 teaspoon ground Ceylon cinnamon
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 bay laurel leaf
• Fluffy steamed basmati rice
• 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 14 oz diced tomatoes with their juices
• 1/2 lb tender okra