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Gluten-Free Burkinabè Recipes
Every dish here is Burkinabè cooking that is naturally gluten-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle gluten-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
Riz GrasOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 85 minBurkina Faso's "fat rice": rice simmered in a rich tomato-and-meat broth until every grain is stained red.
MassaOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 35 minLittle fermented millet fritters, crisp and tangy, sold hot with a spicy or sweet topping in Burkina Faso.
Tô with Okra SauceOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 45 minA smooth, firm millet paste eaten with a slippery okra and tomato sauce, the daily staple lunch of Burkina Faso.
Gapal (Millet and Milk Dessert)Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · easy · 20 minFine millet blended with tangy yogurt, baobab and ginger into a thick, cool spooning dessert, a Fulani speciality.
Poulet BicycletteOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 80 minLean free-range chicken parboiled with aromatics, then marinated in tomato, ginger and chili and grilled over charcoal until smoky.
Babenda (Greens, Grain and Groundnut Pot)Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · easy · 55 minBitter greens and rice simmered with pounded groundnuts and pungent soumbala into a thick, nourishing one-pot meal.
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