Dairy-Free Burkinabè Recipes

Every dish here is Burkinabè cooking that is naturally dairy-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle dairy-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
7 recipes
Riz GrasOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 1 h 25 minBurkina Faso's "fat rice": rice simmered in a rich tomato-and-meat broth until every grain is stained red.
MassaOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 35 minLittle fermented millet fritters, crisp and tangy, sold hot with a spicy or sweet topping in Burkina Faso.
Tô with Okra SauceOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 45 minA smooth, firm millet paste eaten with a slippery okra and tomato sauce, the daily staple lunch of Burkina Faso.
Poulet BicycletteOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 1 h 50 minLean free-range chicken parboiled with aromatics, then marinated in tomato, ginger and chili and grilled over charcoal until smoky.
Babenda (Greens, Grain and Groundnut Pot)Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · easy · 55 minBitter greens and rice simmered with pounded groundnuts and pungent soumbala into a thick, nourishing one-pot meal.
Gonré (Burkinabè Steamed Bean Cakes)Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 2 h 10 minSkinned black-eyed peas ground to a paste with potash, salt, oil and dried chili, beaten light, wrapped in leaves and steamed into soft cakes eaten with a pour of groundnut oil and chili.
Brochettes au Koura-Koura (Burkinabè Peanut-Crusted Beef Skewers)Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · easy · 1 h 40 minSmall cubes of beef marinated in peanut paste, chili and oil, grilled over charcoal and rolled while hot in crushed koura-koura, the crunchy peanut cake of Kaya.
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