Vegetarian Rwandan Recipes
Every dish here is Rwandan cooking that is naturally vegetarian, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle vegetarian on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
IsombeKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 20 minPounded cassava leaves stewed with spinach, eggplant, and peanut into a soft, savory green.
Isombe Ibijumba n'IkivugutoKigali, Rwanda · easy · 30 minThe classic Rwandan breakfast: warm boiled sweet potatoes served with ikivuguto, a tangy cultured fermented milk.
IgikomaKigali, Rwanda · easy · 20 minRwanda's morning porridge of sorghum, maize, and soya flour, whisked smooth and drunk warm and sweet from a mug.
Rwandan MandaziKigali, Rwanda · easy · 1 h 35 minLightly sweet fried dough scented with cardamom and cinnamon and enriched with coconut milk, a Kigali street favourite.
AgatogoKigali, Rwanda · easy · 50 minA hearty Rwandan pot of green plantains simmered with tomato and greens and finished with crushed peanuts.
Ibirayi (Rwandan Spiced Fried Potatoes)Kigali, Rwanda · easy · 40 minSmall unpeeled potatoes halved, boiled in water seasoned with garlic and pepper, then deep-fried until brown and crisp, the classic partner to brochettes.
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