Gluten-Free Recipes from Around the World, Page 2

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 49 to 96
RougaillePort Louis, Mauritius · easy · 55 minA Creole tomato stew of Mauritius, simmered with thyme, ginger, and curry leaf around fish or sausage.
Akara and OgiLagos, Nigeria · medium · 45 minFluffy black-eyed pea fritters with ogi, a smooth fermented corn pap, a classic Nigerian breakfast pair.
FondéDakar, Senegal · easy · 35 minA comforting Senegalese millet porridge cooked with milk, sugar, and a hint of orange-flower or nutmeg.
Hausa Koko and KooseAshanti, Ghana · medium · 45 minA spiced fermented millet porridge with koose, crisp black-eyed pea fritters, Ghana's classic Ghanaian breakfast.
Mieliepap with AmasiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · easy · 25 minSoft maize porridge served with amasi, tangy cultured milk, an everyday South African breakfast.
UjiNairobi, Kenya · easy · 25 minA smooth, slightly sour fermented millet-and-sorghum porridge, sipped warm to start the day.
Bouillie d'ArachideAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 30 minA creamy Ivorian peanut-and-millet breakfast porridge sweetened and scented with nutmeg.
BadjiasMaputo, Mozambique · easy · 30 minCrisp Mozambican chickpea-flour fritters flecked with onion and served with fiery piri-piri.
BotaHarare, Zimbabwe · easy · 25 minA soft, thin maize-meal breakfast porridge enriched with peanut butter and a little sugar.
Mofo GasyAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · medium · 1 h 35 minSlightly sweet fermented rice-flour cakes griddled in round moulds, "Malagasy bread" for breakfast.
MaasaBamako, Mali · medium · 1 h 40 minMalian pancake-doughnuts: lightly fermented rice-and-millet batter fried into golden puffs and dusted with sugar, sold hot from roadside pans.
Ibijumba n'IkivugutoKigali, Rwanda · easy · 30 minThe classic Rwandan breakfast: warm boiled sweet potatoes served with ikivuguto, a tangy cultured fermented milk.
Cuscuz DoceSantiago (Praia), Cape Verde · medium · 55 minA steamed cornmeal cake, faintly sweet, eaten warm with butter, honey, or milk for breakfast.
AbloCotonou, Benin · medium · 45 minSoft, slightly sweet steamed rice-and-corn cakes eaten plain or with a spicy sauce for breakfast.
AyimolouLomé, Togo · easy · 9 hA one-pot of rice and beans cooked together and served with a spicy pepper sauce, Togo's breakfast.
Bouillie de BananeLibreville, Gabon · easy · 30 minA smooth Gabonese plantain porridge, gently sweet and spiced, to start a rainforest morning.
MassaOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 35 minLittle fermented millet fritters, crisp and tangy, sold hot with a spicy or sweet topping in Burkina Faso.
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.
KisserN'Djamena, Chad · medium · 4 h 35 minChadian sourdough crepes: thin, tangy fermented millet pancakes griddled soft and lacy, torn and dipped into sauce or eaten with sugar.
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.
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.
Liberian Rice BreadMonrovia, Liberia · medium · 1 hA moist, tender quick bread of rice flour and mashed ripe banana, spiced and baked into a golden loaf for breakfast or tea.
ZitumbuwaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawian banana fritters: very ripe bananas bound with a little cornmeal and deep-fried into sweet, golden, craggy morsels.
LakhNouakchott, Mauritania · medium · 35 minSteamed millet couscous under cool sweetened curdled milk and fresh grated coconut, the Sahelian sweet Mauritania makes to mark the end of Ramadan.
Fura da NonoNiamey, Niger · medium · 40 minSpiced millet dough balls broken into cool soured milk and sweetened, the iconic Hausa-Fulani breakfast drink-meal of Niger.
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.
Ladob BanannVictoria, Seychelles · easy · 30 minRipe plantains simmered soft in sweet, vanilla-and-nutmeg coconut milk, a Creole breakfast or dessert from the Seychelles.
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.
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.
ThiakryDakar, Senegal · easy · 2 h 40 minSweetened steamed millet couscous folded through vanilla yogurt and cream with raisins, a cool West African pudding.
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.
Nkate CakeGreater Accra, Ghana · easy · 25 minA crunchy peanut brittle bound in dark caramel, a popular Ghanaian street sweet sold in cut slabs.
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.
Zanzibar UrojoZanzibar, Tanzania · medium · 1 hA tangy turmeric-and-mango broth piled with fritters, potato, and crunchy toppings, Zanzibar's famous mix.
KashataZanzibar, Tanzania · easy · 30 minChewy-crisp coconut candy scented with cardamom, a sweet of the Swahili coast.
MatapaMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 1 h 20 minCassava leaves stewed with peanuts, coconut, and prawns, one of Mozambique's most cherished national dishes.
Bolo PolanaMaputo, Mozambique · medium · 1 h 10 minA rich, moist cake of cashews and potato scented with citrus, named for an elegant Maputo neighborhood.
LuwomboKampala, Uganda · medium · 2 h 55 minChicken or beef stewed in a rich groundnut sauce, steamed inside a banana leaf, a royal Ganda dish for celebrations.
KabalagalaKampala, Uganda · easy · 30 minSweet little pancakes of ripe banana and cassava flour fried until golden, a favorite Ugandan snack.
Poulet DGLittoral (Douala), Cameroon · medium · 1 h 5 minFried chicken and sweet plantain simmered with peppers and vegetables in a rich tomato sauce, a Cameroonian celebration favorite.
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.
Ravitoto sy HenakisoaAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · medium · 1 h 35 minPounded cassava leaves slow-cooked with pork, garlic, and ginger, one of Madagascar's best-known dishes.
Koba AkondroAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · medium · 2 h 20 minA dense steamed cake of banana, ground peanuts, and rice flour wrapped in banana leaf, a Malagasy street sweet.
MufeteLuanda, Angola · medium · 1 h 5 minGrilled fish with beans, cassava, and sweet potato under a tangy palm-oil and onion sauce, an Angolan coastal feast.
Cocada AmarelaLuanda, Angola · medium · 50 minA rich golden pudding of coconut and egg yolks scented with cloves, a Portuguese-influenced Angolan sweet.
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.
SuqaarMogadishu, Somalia · easy · 40 minSmall cubes of meat sautéed with potato, peppers, and Somali xawaash spice, a quick everyday dish.
XalwoMogadishu, Somalia · advanced · 2 h 15 minA dense, glossy, cardamom-scented sweet set with cornstarch and ghee, the centerpiece of every Somali celebration.
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