Dairy-Free Rwandan Recipes
Every dish here is Rwandan 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
IsombeKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 20 minPounded cassava leaves stewed with spinach, eggplant, and peanut into a soft, savory green.
Isombe Rwandan BrochettesKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 20 minMarinated goat skewers grilled over charcoal and served with grilled plantain, Rwanda's favorite social food.
IgikomaKigali, Rwanda · easy · 20 minRwanda's morning porridge of sorghum, maize, and soya flour, whisked smooth and drunk warm and sweet from a mug.
Rwandan MandaziKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 35 minLightly sweet fried dough scented with cardamom and cinnamon and enriched with coconut milk, a Kigali street favourite.
AgatogoKigali, Rwanda · easy · 50 minA hearty Rwandan pot of green plantains simmered with tomato and greens and finished with crushed peanuts.
Ibirayi (Rwandan Spiced Fried Potatoes)Kigali, Rwanda · easy · 40 minSmall unpeeled potatoes halved, boiled in water seasoned with garlic and pepper, then deep-fried until brown and crisp, the classic partner to brochettes.
Sambaza (Rwandan Fried Lake Kivu Fish)Kigali, Rwanda · easy · 30 minTiny whole lake sardines dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried until crisp, piled on a plate with lemon wedges, pili-pili and a pot of mayonnaise for the table to share.
Akabenzi (Rwandan Crispy Fried Pork)Kigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 10 minChunks of fatty pork simmered until tender, then fried dry in their own fat until crisp and browned, tossed with onion, green pepper and chili and finished with lime and coriander.
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