Gluten-Free Recipes from Around the World
Every dish here is naturally gluten-free, no substitutions needed, and comes from a real culinary tradition somewhere on the map. Prefer to wander? On any recipe you can toggle gluten-free and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
871 recipes · showing 1 to 48
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon & OlivesMarrakesh-Safi, Morocco · medium · 1 h 20 minSlow-braised chicken perfumed with saffron and ginger, brightened by salty preserved lemon and green olives.
Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon & Olives Misir Wot (Spiced Red Lentil Stew)Amhara, Ethiopia · easy · 1 hRed lentils melted into a deep, chili-red stew built on berbere spice and slow-caramelized onions.
Misir Wot (Spiced Red Lentil Stew) Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish & Rice)Dakar, Senegal · advanced · 1 h 50 minSenegal’s national dish: herb-stuffed fish braised with vegetables over deeply tomato-stained broken rice.
Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish & Rice) Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel)Cairo, Egypt · medium · 1 h 10 minEgypt’s own falafel, made from split fava beans instead of chickpeas, packed with herbs for a vivid green centre and fried to a shattering crisp.
Ta'ameya (Egyptian Falafel) Nkatenkwan (Groundnut Soup)Ashanti, Ghana · easy · 1 h 10 minA silky, gingery peanut soup simmered with chicken and chilies, eaten with soft rice balls.
Nkatenkwan (Groundnut Soup) Chakalaka & PapKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · easy · 50 minA punchy curried vegetable-and-bean relish beside smooth white maize porridge, braai-day essentials.
Chakalaka & Pap Sukuma Wiki & UgaliNairobi, Kenya · easy · 40 minCollard greens braised with tomatoes and onion beside firm maize ugali, Kenya’s daily bread and greens.
Sukuma Wiki & Ugali Zanzibar PilauZanzibar, Tanzania · medium · 1 h 10 minRice simmered with whole spices from the island’s own groves, cardamom, clove, cinnamon, with beef and a kachumbari salad.
Zanzibar Pilau Frango à ZambezianaMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 3 h 5 minChicken marinated in lemon, garlic and piri-piri with coconut milk, then grilled slowly over calm coals and basted with more coconut until it is gold outside and soft within.
Frango à Zambeziana Frango Piri-PiriMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 5 hButterflied chicken grilled under a lemon-garlic piri-piri baste, the original of a dish the world now queues for.
NdoléLittoral (Douala), Cameroon · medium · 1 h 20 minCameroon’s national dish: bitterleaf greens simmered with ground peanuts, beef, and shrimp into a deep, satisfying stew.
Ndolé RomazavaAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · easy · 1 h 15 minMadagascar’s national broth: zebu beef and mixed leafy greens with ginger and tomato, ladled over rice.
Romazava Muamba de GalinhaLuanda, Angola · easy · 1 h 15 minAngola’s national dish: chicken stewed golden in palm oil with okra, garlic, and chili until the sauce turns silk.
Muamba de Galinha Seswaa with PapGaborone, Botswana · easy · 2 h 40 minBeef simmered for hours with little more than salt, then pounded into rich shreds, Botswana’s dish of weddings and state occasions.
Seswaa with Pap Red RedGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 50 minBlack-eyed peas stewed in red palm oil beside caramelized fried plantains, named twice for its two shades of red.
Poulet YassaCasamance, Senegal · easy · 5 h 15 minChicken smothered in a mountain of lemon-and-mustard onions, grilled then braised, Casamance’s gift to West Africa.
Pondu (Saka Saka)Kinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 1 h 20 minCassava leaves pounded and simmered with palm oil, eggplant, and smoked richness, the Congo’s daily green.
Pondu (Saka Saka) Egusi SoupEnugu (Southeast), Nigeria · medium · 1 h 5 minGround melon seeds cooked into a rich, nubbly soup with greens and assorted meats, the pride of the Igbo southeast.
Egusi Soup Bariis IskukarisMogadishu, Somalia · medium · 1 h 10 minFragrant basmati rice cooked with xawaash spice, caramelized onions, and raisins, Somalia’s festive celebration rice.
Bariis Iskukaris MaafeBamako, Mali · easy · 1 h 35 minA rich West African groundnut stew of peanut butter, tomato, and root vegetables simmered around tender meat.
Maafe IsombeKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 20 minPounded cassava leaves stewed with spinach, eggplant, and peanut into a soft, savory green.
Isombe Nshima with IfisashiLusaka, Zambia · medium · 1 hStiff maize porridge served with greens simmered in a creamy ground-peanut sauce.
Nshima with Ifisashi CachupaSantiago (Praia), Cape Verde · medium · 3 hThe slow-simmered national stew of hominy corn, beans, and meats, endlessly reboiled and always improving.
Cachupa ZigniAsmara, Eritrea · medium · 1 h 55 minA fiery Eritrean beef stew built on berbere spice and long-cooked onions, eaten with injera.
Zigni TibsiAsmara, Eritrea · medium · 40 minCubes of beef seared hard with onion, green chili and berbere until the edges brown, an Eritrean celebration dish eaten with injera.
AmiwoCotonou, Benin · medium · 1 h 15 minCornmeal cooked directly in a spiced red tomato-and-pepper sauce, served with braised chicken.
Amiwo SkoudehkarisDjibouti City, Djibouti · medium · 1 h 15 minDjibouti's national dish: spiced rice cooked with lamb, tomato, and cardamom in one pot.
Skoudehkaris Langouste à la VanilleMoroni, Comoros · medium · 45 minSpiny lobster gently cooked in a fragrant sauce of vanilla, cream, and lime, the Comoros on a plate.
Langouste à la Vanille Poulet NyembweLibreville, Gabon · easy · 1 h 20 minGabon's national dish: chicken simmered in a rich, tangy sauce of palm-nut pulp with chili and greens.
Poulet Nyembwe IbiharageBujumbura, Burundi · easy · 1 h 15 minBurundi's fried kidney beans with onion, garlic, and chili, served with plantain or rice.
Ibiharage Kanda ti NymaBangui, Central African Republic · medium · 1 h 10 minCentral African meatballs simmered in a nutty tomato-and-okra sauce thickened with ground pumpkin seeds.
Kanda ti Nyma DarabaN'Djamena, Chad · easy · 1 hA silky Chadian okra-and-greens stew enriched with peanut butter and tomato, eaten with millet.
Daraba Liboke ya MbisiBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo · medium · 1 h 5 minWhole fish seasoned and steamed in banana or marantacea leaves until fragrant and flaking.
Liboke ya Mbisi PepesupMalabo, Equatorial Guinea · easy · 50 minA fiery, clear fish pepper soup of Equatorial Guinea, sharp with chili, ginger, and lime.
Pepesup Swazi Chicken Stew with PhutuMbabane, Eswatini · easy · 1 h 10 minA homey Eswatini chicken stew in tomato and onion, served with crumbly steamed maize phutu.
Swazi Chicken Stew with Phutu Latchiri e KossamConakry, Guinea · medium · 1 h 15 minHand-rolled maize couscous steamed fine and served with cool, tangy curdled milk, the Fula celebration dish of Guinea.
Latchiri e Kossam Caldo de PeixeBissau, Guinea-Bissau · easy · 1 h 5 minA Guinea-Bissau fish-and-rice pot simmered with palm oil, tomato, and greens in one dish.
Caldo de Peixe Basotho Chicken Stew with PapaMaseru, Lesotho · easy · 1 h 10 minA highland chicken stew served with papa, the stiff maize porridge of Lesotho.
Basotho Chicken Stew with Papa TorborgeeMonrovia, Liberia · medium · 1 h 25 minA pungent, spicy Liberian stew of red cowpeas and bitter eggplant with smoked meats and fish, slicked with red palm oil.
Torborgee Grilled Chambo with NsimaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 45 minLake Malawi's prized chambo fish, grilled whole, with nsima and a tomato-onion relish.
Grilled Chambo with Nsima MéchouiNouakchott, Mauritania · medium · 3 h 50 minWhole lamb (or a shoulder) slow-roasted with cumin and salt until falling off the bone, desert feast food.
Méchoui Calulu de PeixeSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · medium · 1 h 25 minA layered island stew of fish and leafy greens with okra and tomato in red palm oil.
Calulu de Peixe Peixe GrelhadoSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 35 minWhole fish marinated in lime and garlic, grilled over charcoal and served with a fresh chili and herb molho de pimenta.
Arroz de FolhaSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · medium · 1 h 10 minSeasoned rice bloomed in red palm oil, parcelled in banana leaves and steamed until the leaf perfumes the grain, a festive Santomean dish.
Seychellois Fish CurryVictoria, Seychelles · easy · 50 minA fragrant Creole coconut fish curry brightened with lime, ginger, and fresh curry leaves.
Seychellois Fish Curry WalwalJuba, South Sudan · medium · 55 minThe Nilotic staple: sorghum or millet flour rolled by hand into couscous-like granules and boiled into a thick porridge, eaten with milk or thin yoghurt.
Walwal Kedjenou de PouletAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 1 h 30 minChicken slow-cooked sealed in a pot with peppers, tomato, and aromatics, with no added water, cooking in all its own juices.
Kedjenou de Poulet Matoke with Groundnut SauceKampala, Uganda · medium · 1 h 40 minSteamed green bananas (matoke) mashed soft, served with a rich purple groundnut sauce.
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