Dairy-Free Nigerien Recipes
Every dish here is Nigerien 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.
6 recipes
DambouNiamey, Niger · medium · 1 hSteamed grain tossed with moringa leaves, tomato, and oil, a light, nourishing dish of Niger.
Dambou Dan WakeNiamey, Niger · medium · 40 minSoft bean-flour dumplings tossed with oil, spice, and onion, a popular Hausa street lunch of Niger.
Miyan Kuka (Baobab Leaf Soup)Niamey, Niger · medium · 1 h 15 minA dark, savoury soup thickened with powdered baobab leaves, meat and palm oil, eaten with a mound of tuwo.
Miyan Taushe (Pumpkin and Groundnut Soup)Niamey, Niger · easy · 1 h 5 minA creamy Hausa soup of mashed pumpkin and pounded groundnuts with meat and greens, thick, mildly sweet and savoury.
Kilishi (Nigerien Spiced Dried Beef)Niamey, Niger · medium · 8 hPaper-thin sheets of lean beef dried until leathery, coated in a spiced groundnut paste with chili, ginger and onion, dried again and flashed over high heat into crisp, fiery jerky.
Kopto (Nigerien Moringa Leaf Salad)Niamey, Niger · easy · 30 minTender boiled moringa leaves tossed with peanut paste or crumbled kuli-kuli, tomato, onion, cucumber, chili and lemon, eaten cool as a starter.
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