Africa Recipes
Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills. Below are 429 authentic Africa recipes, each tied to a real country and region, with the cultural story, ingredients, and step-by-step method, adaptable to seven dietary needs.
429 recipes · showing 1 to 48
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon & OlivesMarrakesh-Safi, Morocco · medium · 1 h 20 minSlow-braised chicken perfumed with saffron and ginger, brightened by salty preserved lemon and green olives.
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon & Olives Misir Wot (Spiced Red Lentil Stew)Amhara, Ethiopia · easy · 1 hRed lentils melted into a deep, chili-red stew built on berbere spice and slow-caramelized onions.
Misir Wot (Spiced Red Lentil Stew) Nigerian Jollof RiceLagos, Nigeria · medium · 1 h 5 minLong-grain rice simmered in a smoky, slightly spicy pepper-and-tomato base until every grain is stained red.
Nigerian Jollof Rice Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish & Rice)Dakar, Senegal · advanced · 1 h 50 minSenegal’s national dish: herb-stuffed fish braised with vegetables over deeply tomato-stained broken rice.
Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish & Rice) Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel)Cairo, Egypt · medium · 1 h 10 minEgypt’s own falafel, made from split fava beans instead of chickpeas, packed with herbs for a vivid green centre and fried to a shattering crisp.
Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel) KoshariCairo, Egypt · easy · 1 hCairo’s carb-on-carb street food: lentils, rice, and pasta under spiced tomato sauce and crispy onions.
Nkatenkwan (Groundnut Soup)Ashanti, Ghana · easy · 1 h 10 minA silky, gingery peanut soup simmered with chicken and chilies, eaten with soft rice balls.
Nkatenkwan (Groundnut Soup) Chakalaka & PapKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · easy · 50 minA punchy curried vegetable-and-bean relish beside smooth white maize porridge, braai-day essentials.
Chakalaka & Pap Shakshuka bel HarissaTunis, Tunisia · easy · 35 minEggs poached directly in a fiery, harissa-laced pepper and tomato sauce, eaten from the pan with bread.
Shakshuka bel Harissa Sukuma Wiki & UgaliNairobi, Kenya · easy · 40 minCollard greens braised with tomatoes and onion beside firm maize ugali, Kenya’s daily bread and greens.
Sukuma Wiki & Ugali Zanzibar PilauZanzibar, Tanzania · medium · 1 h 10 minRice simmered with whole spices from the island’s own groves, cardamom, clove, cinnamon, with beef and a kachumbari salad.
Zanzibar Pilau Frango à ZambezianaMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 3 h 5 minChicken marinated in lemon, garlic and piri-piri with coconut milk, then grilled slowly over calm coals and basted with more coconut until it is gold outside and soft within.
Frango à Zambeziana Frango Piri-PiriMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 5 hButterflied chicken grilled under a lemon-garlic piri-piri baste, the original of a dish the world now queues for.
Friday Couscous with Seven VegetablesAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 1 h 15 minSteamed couscous under a saffron-tinted vegetable stew, the meal that gathers Algerian families every Friday.
Friday Couscous with Seven Vegetables Ugandan RolexKampala, Uganda · easy · 40 minA fresh chapati rolled around a vegetable omelette, Kampala’s street breakfast, "rolled eggs" said fast.
Ugandan Rolex NdoléLittoral (Douala), Cameroon · medium · 1 h 20 minCameroon’s national dish: bitterleaf greens simmered with ground peanuts, beef, and shrimp into a deep, satisfying stew.
Ndolé RomazavaAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · easy · 1 h 15 minMadagascar’s national broth: zebu beef and mixed leafy greens with ginger and tomato, ladled over rice.
Romazava Doro WatAmhara, Ethiopia · medium · 1 h 55 minEthiopia’s celebration dish: chicken slow-stewed in a mountain of caramelized onions and berbere, with whole eggs.
Muamba de GalinhaLuanda, Angola · easy · 1 h 15 minAngola’s national dish: chicken stewed golden in palm oil with okra, garlic, and chili until the sauce turns silk.
Muamba de Galinha Seswaa with PapGaborone, Botswana · easy · 2 h 40 minBeef simmered for hours with little more than salt, then pounded into rich shreds, Botswana’s dish of weddings and state occasions.
Seswaa with Pap Dholl PuriPort Louis, Mauritius · medium · 1 h 10 minFeather-soft flatbreads with ground split peas hidden in the dough, folded around bean curry and chutney.
Dholl Puri Ful MedamesAlexandria, Egypt · easy · 35 minSlow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon, and olive oil, the breakfast that has powered Egypt for millennia.
Red RedGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 50 minBlack-eyed peas stewed in red palm oil beside caramelized fried plantains, named twice for its two shades of red.
Poulet YassaCasamance, Senegal · easy · 5 h 15 minChicken smothered in a mountain of lemon-and-mustard onions, grilled then braised, Casamance’s gift to West Africa.
Pondu (Saka Saka)Kinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 1 h 20 minCassava leaves pounded and simmered with palm oil, eggplant, and smoked richness, the Congo’s daily green.
Pondu (Saka Saka) LablabiTunis, Tunisia · easy · 35 minChickpeas in garlicky cumin broth ladled over torn bread, hit with harissa, lemon, and a soft egg, Tunisia’s working breakfast.
Egusi SoupEnugu (Southeast), Nigeria · medium · 1 h 5 minGround melon seeds cooked into a rich, nubbly soup with greens and assorted meats, the pride of the Igbo southeast.
Shiro WotAddis Ababa, Ethiopia · easy · 30 minGround-chickpea flour whisked into a spiced, silky stew, the dish that feeds Ethiopia on fasting days and hard times alike.
Chicken BastillaCasablanca-Settat, Morocco · advanced · 1 h 45 minA sweet-savory pie of spiced shredded chicken and almonds in crackling pastry, dusted with sugar and cinnamon.
Bunny ChowKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · medium · 1 h 20 minA hollowed half-loaf of bread filled with fiery Durban curry, the ultimate hand-held street meal.
Bariis IskukarisMogadishu, Somalia · medium · 1 h 10 minFragrant basmati rice cooked with xawaash spice, caramelized onions, and raisins, Somalia’s festive celebration rice.
Bariis Iskukaris BobotieWestern Cape, South Africa · easy · 1 h 10 minCurried spiced mince baked under a golden savory custard, sweet with dried fruit and fragrant with bay, South Africa’s national comfort.
Bamia (Sudanese Okra Stew)Khartoum, Sudan · easy · 1 h 10 minTender lamb and okra simmered in a garlicky tomato broth spiced with black lime, Sudan’s everyday comfort, scooped with kisra.
Bamia (Sudanese Okra Stew) MolokhiaCairo, Egypt · easy · 40 minFinely minced jute leaves cooked into a green, garlicky soup finished with a sizzling coriander-garlic ta’leya.
Kefta Mkaouara (Meatball Tagine)Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco · easy · 55 minSpiced meatballs simmered in a cumin-scented tomato sauce with eggs cracked on top, a bubbling tagine eaten with bread.
MaafeBamako, Mali · easy · 1 h 35 minA rich West African groundnut stew of peanut butter, tomato, and root vegetables simmered around tender meat.
Maafe IsombeKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 20 minPounded cassava leaves stewed with spinach, eggplant, and peanut into a soft, savory green.
Isombe Nshima with IfisashiLusaka, Zambia · medium · 1 hStiff maize porridge served with greens simmered in a creamy ground-peanut sauce.
Nshima with Ifisashi CachupaSantiago (Praia), Cape Verde · medium · 3 hThe slow-simmered national stew of hominy corn, beans, and meats, endlessly reboiled and always improving.
Cachupa ZigniAsmara, Eritrea · medium · 1 h 55 minA fiery Eritrean beef stew built on berbere spice and long-cooked onions, eaten with injera.
Zigni Pasta al Sugo e BerbereAsmara, Eritrea · easy · 45 minSpaghetti tossed in silsi, the Eritrean tomato sauce spiked with berbere, the everyday pasta of Asmara.
TibsiAsmara, Eritrea · medium · 40 minCubes of beef seared hard with onion, green chili and berbere until the edges brown, an Eritrean celebration dish eaten with injera.
AmiwoCotonou, Benin · medium · 1 h 15 minCornmeal cooked directly in a spiced red tomato-and-pepper sauce, served with braised chicken.
Amiwo Gboma DessiLomé, Togo · easy · 1 h 15 minA rich Togolese spinach stew simmered with tomato, red palm oil, and beef or fish.
Gboma Dessi Cassava Leaf StewFreetown, Sierra Leone · medium · 1 h 40 minFinely pounded cassava leaves slow-cooked with palm oil, beef, and smoked fish over rice.
Cassava Leaf Stew SkoudehkarisDjibouti City, Djibouti · medium · 1 h 15 minDjibouti's national dish: spiced rice cooked with lamb, tomato, and cardamom in one pot.
Skoudehkaris Langouste à la VanilleMoroni, Comoros · medium · 45 minSpiny lobster gently cooked in a fragrant sauce of vanilla, cream, and lime, the Comoros on a plate.
Langouste à la Vanille Poulet NyembweLibreville, Gabon · easy · 1 h 20 minGabon's national dish: chicken simmered in a rich, tangy sauce of palm-nut pulp with chili and greens.
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