The Gambia Recipes
A river nation devoted to okra-and-palm seafood stews. Not sure what to eat in The Gambia? Start with Benachin, Domoda, Chakery and Chura Gerteh. Here are 8 authentic The Gambia recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
SuperkanjaBanjul, The Gambia · medium · 1 h 20 minThe Gambia's rich okra stew with palm oil, smoked fish, and meat, spooned over rice.
Superkanja TapalapaBanjul, The Gambia · medium · 2 h 20 minThe Gambia's daily bread: a crusty, dense baton of mixed millet, maize, and wheat flours, baked in a clay oven and torn open for breakfast.
DomodaBanjul, The Gambia · medium · 1 h 20 minThe Gambian groundnut stew: meat simmered in a thick, tangy peanut sauce with tomato and pumpkin, served over rice.
ChakeryBanjul, The Gambia · easy · 1 h 35 minSteamed couscous folded through sweetened, vanilla-scented yogurt with raisins and pineapple, a cool Gambian celebration dessert.
Chura GertehBanjul, The Gambia · easy · 40 minThe Gambia's thick groundnut-and-rice porridge, faintly oily and nutty, served hot with yoghurt or condensed milk.
BenachinBanjul, The Gambia · medium · 1 h 30 minThe Gambian one-pot: rice simmered in a rich tomato broth with fish and chunks of cassava, sweet potato, carrot and cabbage until it soaks up every drop, served family-style.
Ebbeh (Gambian Cassava and Seafood Soup)Banjul, The Gambia · medium · 1 h 15 minCassava boiled and pounded with hot pepper into a thick, tangy soup with palm oil, tamarind and lime, loaded with smoked fish, crab and shrimp.
Fish Ket (Gambian Fried Dough Discs with Onion Sauce)Banjul, The Gambia · easy · 1 h 30 minThin rounds of salted, buttery dough pan-fried until crisp and golden and heaped with a peppery sauce of slow-fried onions, the Gambian street snack that, despite its name, holds no fish at all.
📋 Teaching The Gambia?A free, printable Country of the Week guide for the classroom: geography, a kid-friendly recipe, and discussion prompts.
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