African Cooking & Recipes
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About African Cooking
It is generally the women of Sub-Saharan Africa who do most of the work related to food. This includes work on the "plantations" or "shambas" (as cultivated fields are called), such as planting, weeding, harvesting, as well cooking as cooking and serving the food.
The African kitchen is traditionally outside or in a separate building apart from the sleeping and living quarters. By far the most traditional and to this day the most common sight in an African kitchen is a large swing blackpots filled with meat, vegetables, and spices simmering over a fire. The pot usually sits on three stones arranged in a triangle, and the fire slowly consumes three pieces of wood that meet at a point under the pot.
Common Ingredients for Traditional African Food
(where available)
Vegetables Black-eyed Peas Groundnuts Chicken Garlic
Cabbage Yams Cabbage Pork Melegueta pepper
Maize - corn Okra Maize - Corn Beef (substitute use Cardamon)
Groundnuts Watermelon Sweet Potatoes Fish Cloves
Sweet Potatoes Cassava Lemons (local varieties) Black Peppercorns
Rice Nutmeg
Tumeric
Pilau Mix
Curry Powder
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RECIPES
Explore the delicious and varied cusines of Africa and learn how to prepare traditional African dishes.
East African
East African Sweet Pea Soup
East African chapatti
Swahili peanut kashata
Swahili Pudding
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North African
Carthagenian Flank Steak
Chicken Couscous
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West African
Basque Chicken Yassa - A delicious West African lemon-vinegar chicken dish
West African groundnut stew
Jollof Rice
Benne Cakes
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Algerian
Shorba - Chicken Soup
Algerian cooked carrot salad
Algerian Fish Soup
Algerian Salad
Bourek-Beef Stuffed Pastry Rolls
L'Ham El HLou
Chlada Fakya - Fruit Salad, served with whipped cream
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Benin
Beninese Food Recipes : a section of recipes including Rice and Beans, Peanut Sauce, Ingame Pilé, Pâte Rouge, Pâge Blanche, Ingame Pilé, Sauce Legume, Tapicoa, Klui Klui, Fried Plantains
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Cameroon
Banana Bread
Fried Sweet Potatoes or Plantains
Zom (Spinach with meat)
Curry of Beed - Cameroon
FOLON à la Georges
Beef with Pineapple and Coconut
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Cape Verdian
Cape Verdean Foods - recipes including:
Carne Gizado - Stewed Meat & Vegetables
Polvo a modo ze de Lino - Octopus Stew
Cachupinha
Supida de Xerem - Ground coen with Vegetables & Meat
Ccocnut Candy
Papaya Candy
Pudim de Qyeijo - Cheese Pudding
Xerem de Festa - a Wedding Dish
Caldo de Pexe - fish soup
Cachupa rice
Canja de Galinha- thick chicken rice soup
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Côte d'Ivoire
Cooking & Recipes
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Egyptian
Ful Nabed(Egyptian Bean And Vegetable Soup)
Koushari(Lentils, Macaroni And Rice In Oil)
Rose's Egyptian Rice
Egyptian Red Snapper in Red Pepper-Mint Sauce
Egyptian Moussaka
Egyptian Pickled Lemons
Egyptian chocolate cake - a rich, delicious end to a meal.
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Ethiopian
How a Dinner is Served in Ethiopia
Doro Alicha - mild Ethiopian chicken dish
Doro Wat - A spicy Ethiopian chicken dish
Tibs Wet - A very spicy (and fatty!) meat dish from Ethiopia
Injera Bread - A very simple recipe for injera, the pancake-spongy bread that accompanies Ethiopian food.
Spiced butter ((Niter Kebbeh))A recipe for clarified, herbed butter, a basic ingredient in Ethiopian cuisine
Berbere A red-pepper based spice mixture, used in Ethiopian dishes
Ethiopian lentils
Ethiopian Recipes - A number of recipes at this website
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Ghana
A selection of recipes from Ghana
Ghana Jollof Rice
Ashanti Chicken
Avocado with smoked fish
Fresh Fish Stew
Plain Soup
Ghanaian Groundnut Soup
Kele Wele - served as a dessert
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Kenya
Cooking & Recipes
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Liberia
How a Dinner is Served in Liberia
Recipes from Liberia - a range including:
Beef Internal Soup
Jollof Rice
Monrovian Collards & Cabbage
Liberian Sweet Potato Pone
Ginger Beer
Stewed Mangos with Cloves
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Madagascar
How a Dinner is Served in Madagascar
Lasary Voatabia - Tomato and Scallion Salad
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Malawian
Nsima - Staple Food
Mbatata Biscuits - sweet potato
Malawian Desserts - recipes including
Nthochi (banana) Bread
Mbatata (sweet potato) Cookies
Mtedza (peanut) Puffs
Zitumbuwa (banana fritters)
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Mauritius
Salade Chouchou - Choko Salad
Mauritian Mayonnaise
Fricasse Le Chou - Buttered White Cabbage
Gratin de Morue - Salt Cod with Mashed Potatoes
Hakien - Pork & Prawn Bean Curd Rolls
Carri Tripes Gros Pois - Tripes with Lima Beans in Curry Sauce
Poisson Salé - Fried Salt Fish with Onions
Poisson aux Fines Herbes - Fish in Tomato Sauce with Herbs
Cassoulet Mauricien - Mauritian Cassoulet
Bouillon Crabes - Swimmer Crabs Bouillon
Mulku (Murukku)
Gigot de Mouton - Lamb Roast
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Moroccan
How a Dinner is Served in Morocco
Moroccan Chick Pea Soup
Moroccan chicken tagine with honey & apricots
Moroccan Vegetarian Sweet Potato Stew
Moroccan Chicken with Prunes, Honey, Toasted Almonds & Cinammon
Chicken and Carrot Tagine
Moroccan chicken Tagine with Honey and Apricots
Moroccan recipes A number of Moroccan recipes
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Mozambique
How a Dinner is Served in Mozambique
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Nigerian
A selection of 40 receipes from Nigeria
Nigerian Pepper Soup
Suya - chicken, beef, shrimp or veal
Akara Pancakes
A popular savoury Nigerian dish made with black-eyed beans
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Senegal
How a Dinner is Served in Senegal
Senegalese Lemon Soup
Tiébou Dienn - cheb-oo-jen - sometimes called the national dish of Sénégal.
Senegal Seafood Stew
Ngalax - a delightful dessert
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South Africa
Traditional African and South African recipes
How to Cook Kudu - Game Recipe
Sosaties - Grilled Marinated Meat with Apricots
Cape Kidgeree - Fish and Rice
Klappertert - Coconut Pie Dessert
Bobotie - Baked Beef Curry With Custard Topping
Cape Boboti & Brandy Pudding
How To Make Real South African Biltong - beef jerky
How to make real South African Boerwors
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Sudan
How a Dinner is Served in Sudan
Sudan recipes A selection of savory and sweet dishes
Shata - Hot Spice Accompaniment
Peanut Macaroons
Shorba - Puree of Lamb
Maschii - Stuffed Tomato with Chopped Beef
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Tanzania
How a Dinner is Served in Tanzania
Tanzanian Veggie Soup
Beans with Coconut and Cilantro - a vegetarian dish
Ndizi Na Nyama - Banana curry with Beef
Kuku Wa Kupaka - Chicken in Coconut
Samaki Wa Nazi - Fish with chili and coconut
Maharaga Ya Naz - White Beans in coconut milk
Kabichi - Stir fried Cabbage with pepper
Ugali - Maze Pudding
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Uganda
Zarina's smoked fish stew
Zarina's sim-sim cookies
Ugandan ginger tea
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Zanzibar
How You Can Present a Zanzibar Dinner
Beans and Groundnut Relish
Supu Ya Kuku - Chicken Soup
Zahn Ze Bar - Zanzibar Duck
M'Chuzi wa Nyama- Curry of Beef Zanzibar
Mango Tartlets with Lime Curd and Tropical Nut Crust
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Zimbabwe
Recipes from Zimbabwe
includes: Salted Groundnuts; Corn Meal with Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Stew
Cookies from Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe greens
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African Cooking Links
Cooking Recipes of South Africa
South African cooking, history and the political and geographic influences that have shaped the cuisine.
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