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African food

Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for African food. Get inspired and try out new things.
Here are some of my favorite African dinner recipes!

1 · 30 minutes · Looking for African dinner recipes to try? From soups to stews and one-pot meals, here are 20 insanely good African dinner recipes to make at home.

Ingredients

Meat
  • 1 Chicken tomato stew
  • 1 Jollof rice with chicken
  • 1 Moambe chicken
  • 1 Moroccan chicken tagine
  • 1 Peri peri chicken
  • 1 Poulet dg
  • 1 Poulet yassa or chicken yassa
Produce
  • 1 Moroccan couscous with 7 vegetables
Canned Goods
  • 1 Egusi soup
  • 1 West african peanut stew
Frozen
  • 1 Cape malay curry
  • 1 East african pilau
Other
  • Bobotie
  • Chakalaka
  • Fufu
  • Ful Medames
  • Harira
  • Shakshuka
  • Sukuma Wiki
  • Thieboudienne
african culture

Africa, a continent blessed with food, lovely people, fertile lands and animal diversity. African culture and traditions make the people stand out in the world

My fried plantains recipe with hot pepper sauce is one of my favorite African comfort eats. #africanfood #plantains #peppersauce #hotsauce

2 · 50 minutes · My fried plantains recipe with hot pepper sauce is one of my favorite African comfort eats. #africanfood #plantains #peppersauce #hotsauce

Ingredients

Produce
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 1/2 Green or red bell peppers
  • 3 Onions, medium
  • 3 Plantains, medium ripe
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, medium
  • 1 Scotch bonnet peppers
  • 1 tsp Thyme, dried
Canned Goods
  • 1 Maggi bouillon
  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste
Baking & Spices
  • 1 Salt
  • 1 Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 tsp White pepper, ground
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 Vegetable oil
West African Fufu

49 · 25 minutes · Fufu - A filling side dish, simple and satisfying and easy to prep. The perfect accompaniment to soups/stews and protein.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 Plantain, Green
Liquids
  • 1/4 cup Water
Other
  • 1 Yuca root (cassava)
Nigerian okra soup

Looking for a Nigerian soup recipe? Follow our handy prep guide to learn how to make this Nigerian okra soup. Easy to make and taste as good as it looks!

Kenyan Beef and Potato Pilau

38 · 50 minutes · East African Pilau is a traditional, beautiful fragrant rice dish made with many aromatic spices that adds an amazing depth of flavor to the rice. It can be made with either beef or chicken.

Ingredients

Meat
  • 1 lb Beef sirloin
Produce
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup Cilantro, fresh
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Ginger
  • 5 Potatoes (medium size [peeled and cut into quarters]), medium size
  • 2 Red onions, medium size
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 1 Serrano chile
Canned Goods
  • 2 Beef stock cubes
Pasta & Grains
  • 2 cups Basmati rice
Baking & Spices
  • 1 tsp Cloves
  • 1/2 tbsp Peppercorn, black seeds
  • 12 Pods cardamon
  • 1 Salt
  • 1 Stick cinnamon
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Nuts & Seeds
  • 2 tbsp Cumin seeds
Frozen
  • 1 tbsp Pilau masala
Liquids
  • 4 cups Water

Across the African continent, soups and stews are a big part of many African culture diets. Here are a few soups and stews from West Africa from Ivory Coast to Nigeria and many cutlures in between. These recipes are all plant based friendly and gluten free with nut free options.

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