172 africa recipes

Chickpeas simmered in creamy coconut milk with tomato, garlic, and golden turmeric. Six ingredients, one pot, and deeply fragrant. Vegan African-inspired comfort over rice.

West African bananas with green split peas, browned onions, and palm oil. A hearty vegetarian main dish that simmers the peas tender before steaming whole bananas on top.

Mix self-rising and whole wheat flours with club soda into thin batter, pour into a hot skillet, and cook on one side only for spongy Ethiopian flatbread.

Red lentils simmer with sautéed peppers, onions, and berbere spice in ghee for this protein-rich Ethiopian main dish ready in an hour.

Mix grated ginger, sugar, yeast, and lemon juice in a soda bottle, add water, and let it ferment in sunlight until fizzy for this simple homemade ginger beer.

Traditional African chicken stew thickened with creamy peanut butter, loaded with tomatoes and bell peppers, served with peanut-tossed spinach for an authentic one-pot meal.

West African peanut soup with chicken broth, peppers, and chunky peanut butter creates a rich, spicy bowl ready in 30 minutes for easy weeknight dinners or meal prep.

Try this exotic salad that will satisfy both your hunger and tastebuds!

Roast onion, garlic, ginger, and whole spices until fragrant, blend with olive oil and lemon juice for a potent Ethiopian marinade that transforms tuna, pork, or beef.

African-style eggplant curry with potatoes, tomatoes, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, and hot chiles simmered into a thick, syrupy sauce. Vegetarian and served over rice.

Baked plantain loaf from Ivory Coast made with mashed ripe plantains, rice flour, chilli sambal, and turmeric. A gluten-free West African side dish served with salted peanuts.

African-inspired coconut corn curry with peanuts, poppy seeds and fresh spices ground by mortar and pestle. Simmered in rich coconut milk and served over rice.

Steep fresh grated ginger with cinnamon, cloves, and citrus juices to create a spiced concentrate that's refreshing served over ice or mixed with soda water.

Maharagwe is a Swahili spiced red bean stew simmered in coconut milk with turmeric, hot chili peppers, and tomatoes. A vegan East African comfort dish served over rice or ugali.

Tender beef cubes simmer for 2 hours in a spiced tomato base with cayenne and ginger, then fresh spinach wilts into the stew for a hearty African meal over rice.

Mash black-eyed peas with fork, cook with tomatoes and golden onions, stir in ground peanuts for this unique Kenyan vegetarian stew over rice.