Dairy-Free Ghanaian Recipes

Every dish here is Ghanaian 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.
8 recipes
Nkatenkwan (Groundnut Soup)Ashanti, Ghana · easy · 1 h 10 minA silky, gingery peanut soup simmered with chicken and chilies, eaten with soft rice balls.
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.
Hausa Koko and KooseAshanti, Ghana · medium · 45 minA spiced fermented millet porridge with koose, crisp black-eyed pea fritters, Ghana's classic Ghanaian breakfast.
WaakyeGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 1 h 15 minRice and beans cooked with sorghum leaves that tint it reddish-brown, the everyday one-pot lunch of Ghana.
Nkate CakeGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 25 minA crunchy peanut brittle bound in dark caramel, a popular Ghanaian street sweet sold in cut slabs.
Jollof RiceGreater Accra, Ghana · medium · 1 h 20 minLong-grain rice steamed in a reduced, deeply spiced tomato-and-pepper stew until every grain is stained red and the base lightly caramelises.
Kelewele (Ghanaian Spiced Fried Plantain)Greater Accra, Ghana · easy · 55 minCubes of ripe plantain tossed in fresh ginger, onion, chili and warm spice, then fried until caramelized at the edges and eaten hot with roasted peanuts.
Yele Kakro (Ghanaian Yam Balls)Ashanti, Ghana · medium · 1 h 10 minMashed boiled yam mixed with a quick tomato and onion sauce, egg, thyme and ground red pepper, rolled into balls and deep-fried golden, served hot with shito.
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