Easy Recipes from Around the World, Page 2
New to a cuisine, or just want something forgiving? These authentic dishes are rated easy, approachable methods, everyday techniques, real flavor from real places.
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Ibijumba n'IkivugutoKigali, Rwanda · easy · 30 minThe classic Rwandan breakfast: warm boiled sweet potatoes served with ikivuguto, a tangy cultured fermented milk.
Ibijumba n'Ikivuguto VitumbuwaLusaka, Zambia · easy · 1 h 35 minLightly sweet Zambian rice-flour fritters, crisp outside and fluffy within, for breakfast with tea.
Vitumbuwa Kicha Fit-fitAsmara, Eritrea · easy · 35 minShredded flatbread tossed with spiced clarified butter and berbere, a warming Eritrean breakfast.
Kicha Fit-fit AyimolouLomé, Togo · easy · 9 hA one-pot of rice and beans cooked together and served with a spicy pepper sauce, Togo's breakfast.
Ayimolou Sierra Leonean Fry FryFreetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 40 minA plate of assorted fried things with a peppery gravy to dip them in, the Freetown street breakfast.
Sierra Leonean Fry Fry Bouillie de BananeLibreville, Gabon · easy · 30 minA smooth Gabonese plantain porridge, gently sweet and spiced, to start a rainforest morning.
Bouillie de Banane Ibitoke n'IbiharageBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 55 minBurundi's beans and plantains: red beans and green cooking bananas simmered together with onion and warm spice into a filling plate.
Ibitoke n'Ibiharage BeignetsBangui, Central African Republic · easy · 1 h 40 minCentral African breakfast doughnuts: puffy, golden yeasted fritters fried fresh at dawn and dusted with sugar, eaten with sweet coffee.
Beignets Plátano Frito con HuevoMalabo, Equatorial Guinea · easy · 17 minSweet ripe plantains fried till caramelized and topped with a fried egg, Spanish and African breakfast worlds on one plate.
Plátano Frito con Huevo UmncushuMbabane, Eswatini · easy · 2 h 15 minSwazi samp and beans: dried maize kernels and sugar beans slow-boiled together until soft and creamy, a homely Eswatini staple.
Umncushu LafidiConakry, Guinea · easy · 40 minA Guinean morning plate: okra and garden-egg eggplant mashed with chili and fermented locust bean, spooned over rice with a slick of red palm oil.
Lafidi FidjósBissau, Guinea-Bissau · easy · 30 minBissau breakfast fritters: a mashed-banana and flour batter fried into small golden puffs, sold in paper cones on the morning streets.
Fidjós MakoenyaMaseru, Lesotho · easy · 1 h 40 minGolden Basotho fat cakes: crisp-edged deep-fried dough balls, soft and lightly sweet inside, sold hot from street stands for breakfast.
Makoenya ZitumbuwaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawian banana fritters: very ripe bananas bound with a little cornmeal and deep-fried into sweet, golden, craggy morsels.
Zitumbuwa OshikwiilaWindhoek, Namibia · easy · 30 minNamibian mahangu pancakes: golden, slightly crisp pearl-millet flatcakes griddled fresh, the fuel that carries Owambo schoolchildren through the morning.
Oshikwiila Fruta-Pão FritaSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 25 minGolden fried breadfruit, crisp outside and fluffy within, eaten with strong island coffee on São Tomé mornings.
Fruta-Pão Frita Ladob BanannVictoria, Seychelles · easy · 30 minRipe plantains simmered soft in sweet, vanilla-and-nutmeg coconut milk, a Creole breakfast or dessert from the Seychelles.
Ladob Banann ComboJuba, South Sudan · easy · 40 minSouth Sudanese greens in peanut sauce: leafy greens simmered with tomato and groundnut paste into a rich, creamy relish, eaten with rice.
Combo Ngai NgaiBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo · easy · 50 minA tart roselle-leaf stew (ngai ngai means "sour sour") cooked down with onion, tomato, and red palm oil and served with fried fish and fufu, a Congolese staple.
Ngai Ngai LoubiaCasablanca-Settat, Morocco · easy · 1 h 45 minWhite beans slow-simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with cumin and paprika, a humble everyday Moroccan lunch.
Loubia TibsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia · easy · 35 minSizzling sautéed beef or lamb with onions, chili, and rosemary, served on injera, a celebratory Ethiopian favorite.
Tibs Chin ChinLagos, Nigeria · easy · 45 minCrunchy little cubes of sweet fried dough with a hint of nutmeg, Nigeria's favorite anytime nibble.
Chin Chin NdambéDakar, Senegal · easy · 1 h 15 minA spiced black-eyed pea stew served in a crusty baguette, Senegal's everyday street breakfast-lunch.
Ndambé ThiakryDakar, Senegal · easy · 2 h 40 minSweetened steamed millet couscous folded through vanilla yogurt and cream with raisins, a cool West African pudding.
HawawshiCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minSpiced minced meat baked inside crisp flatbread until juicy and golden, an Egyptian street sandwich.
Hawawshi Om AliCairo, Egypt · easy · 45 minA warm bread pudding of flaky pastry soaked in sweet spiced milk with nuts and coconut, Egypt's national dessert.
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.
Waakye Nkate CakeGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 25 minA crunchy peanut brittle bound in dark caramel, a popular Ghanaian street sweet sold in cut slabs.
GatsbyWestern Cape, South Africa · easy · 45 minA foot-long roll crammed with meat or masala fillings, hot chips, and peri-peri, Cape Town's legendary sharing sandwich.
Gatsby Malva PuddingWestern Cape, South Africa · easy · 55 minA sticky apricot-jam sponge drenched in hot cream sauce, South Africa's best-known baked pudding.
Nyama ChomaNairobi, Kenya · easy · 1 h 15 minSimply salted goat or beef slow-grilled over charcoal and eaten with kachumbari and ugali, Kenya's social feast.
Nyama Choma KashataZanzibar, Tanzania · easy · 30 minChewy-crisp coconut candy scented with cardamom, a sweet of the Swahili coast.
Kashata Attiéké PoissonAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 45 minFermented cassava couscous served with grilled fish and a fresh onion-tomato relish, Côte d'Ivoire's national plate.
Attiéké Poisson KabalagalaKampala, Uganda · easy · 30 minSweet little pancakes of ripe banana and cassava flour fried until golden, a favorite Ugandan snack.
Kabalagala Nyama ne SadzaHarare, Zimbabwe · easy · 1 h 15 minBeef stewed with tomato and onion served with stiff maize sadza, the everyday heart of the Zimbabwean table.
Nyama ne Sadza DikgobeGaborone, Botswana · easy · 2 h 15 minSamp and beans (or sorghum) slow-cooked soft together into a filling one-pot, a staple of the Botswana table.
Dikgobe Mine FritePort Louis, Mauritius · easy · 35 minWok-fried egg noodles tossed with chicken, prawns, and vegetables in a savory sauce, Mauritius's favorite street lunch.
Mine Frite MadesuKinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 1 h 45 minWhite beans simmered in a savory palm-oil, onion, and tomato sauce, an everyday staple of the DR Congo table.
Madesu Macaroni ImbakbakaTripoli, Libya · easy · 1 hPasta simmered in a spiced lamb-and-tomato sauce until it absorbs it all, Libya's signature everyday pasta.
Macaroni Imbakbaka GhraybahTripoli, Libya · easy · 38 minMelt-in-the-mouth buttery shortbread scented with a hint of cardamom, a Libyan and Maghrebi celebration cookie.
SuqaarMogadishu, Somalia · easy · 40 minSmall cubes of meat sautéed with potato, peppers, and Somali xawaash spice, a quick everyday dish.
Suqaar ShaiyahKhartoum, Sudan · easy · 35 minStrips of lamb quickly fried with onion, peppers, and spices, a popular Sudanese meat dish for gatherings.
Shaiyah Rwandan BrochettesKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 20 minMarinated goat skewers grilled over charcoal and served with grilled plantain, Rwanda's favorite social food.
Kapenta with NshimaLusaka, Zambia · easy · 45 minSmall dried fish fried with tomato and onion, served with stiff maize nshima, an everyday Zambian staple.
NdagalaBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 30 minTiny silver fish from Lake Tanganyika pan-fried crisp with onion and tomato, a lakeside lunch of Bujumbura.
Tsebhi BirsenAsmara, Eritrea · easy · 55 minRed lentils simmered with berbere, onion, and tomato into a warming spiced stew, scooped up with injera.
Poisson BraiséLibreville, Gabon · easy · 45 minWhole fish marinated and grilled over coals, served with fried plantain and a fresh tomato-onion relish, Libreville's classic lunch.
Sauce GomboConakry, Guinea · easy · 50 minOkra stewed with red palm oil and smoked fish into a glossy, savory sauce, spooned over rice in the Guinean style.
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