This curry powder blend is an aromatic and flavorful mixture of spices that adds a unique flavor to stews, curries, and other dishes.
Time: under 30 minutes
Recipes from Africa
Recipes from Africa like Nigerian chinchin, fufu (from Ghana), and South African curried eggs
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African Stew Curry Powder
Fufu (Ghana)
Potato flakes, baking mix, and water stirred constantly form a starchy ball that's meant to be served on top of stew. The more traditional ingredients are harder to find so this is a great...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
South African Curry Powder
Freshly grinding the cumin and fennel seeds in this powerful South African blend provides wonderful flavoring for traditional meat and potato curries.
Time: under 30 minutes
Egusi Spinach
If you get your hands on some ground egusi seeds, you owe it to yourself to make this dish. Can't find egusi? Substitute pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or sesame seeds.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Moroccan Chickpea Soup (Harira)
A little taste of North African cuisine. This Moroccan chickpea soup seems all over the place with veggies, cinnamon and pasta but it all ties together...
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
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Marrakesh Chicken (North African)
If you don't think lemon, olives, and chicken would work together, a tagine or two in Marrakesh would win you over in a heartbeat. Until you can make it there, let...
Time: 1-2 hours
Pumpkin Bredie (South Africa)
Add a stamp for South Africa to your culinary passport. Lamb stewed until tender with peppers, onion, spices, and pumpkin makes a beautiful dish to serve over rice.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Harissa (African Hot Sauce)
Harissa comes from Tunisia in North Africa. It's used to flavor soups, stews, and couscous and can also be used as a rub on meats.
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chicken, Moroccan Style
Made with vegetable oil, onions, broiler-fryer chicken, tomato sauce, water, carrots, salt, chili powder, bulgur or instant barley, sweet potatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Slow Cooker Moroccan Lamb And Fruit Stew
This slow-cooked savory and sweet dish combines tender lamb with dried apricots and spices, creating a complex and satisfying taste that is sure to impress.
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Doro Wat and Injera
Pieces of homemade injera bread, folded around chicken and hard-boiled eggs stewed in a berbere spiced tomato sauce make this dinner a true Ethiopian affair.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Geelrys (South African Yellow Rice)
Made with raisins, water, butter, white rice, cinnamon sticks, salt, ground turmeric
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Moroccan Braised Lamb Shoulder
Lamb is perfect in a Moroccan-style braise with wine and rosemary served over couscous.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
African Fish Curry Powder
A great way to dress up a mild flavored fish is with a bold spice blend, like this African curry-style seasoning mix.
Time: under 30 minutes
Coriander Harissa
Harissa: the versatile North-African spice blend that you didn't know worked well in everything. This pestle-pounded paste is wonderful for adding heat to curries, soups, and stews.
Time: 30-60 minutes
African Chicken
Made with tomato sauce, black, skinless chicken, oil, onions, garlic, peanut butter, ground coriander, red pepper flakes, salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
African Chicken & Rice (Jollof Rice)
Discover the flavors of West Africa with this hearty Jollof Rice recipe. Succulent chicken, smoked ham, and a medley of vegetables are simmered with fragrant spices...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
South African Curried Eggs
Made with hard boiled eggs, water, brown vinegar, butter, onions, curry powder, cake flour, salt, black pepper, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Akkra Funfun (Benin)
Made with cayenne pepper, dried white beans, water, salt, oil, onions
Method: stovetop, deep fryer
Time: over 2 hours
Spinach Stew (Central African Republic)
Made with chili peppers, salt, onions, oil, tomatoes, green bell pepper, fresh spinach, frozen spinach
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Injera
Made with water, active dry yeast, self-rising flour, whole wheat flour, teff flour or cornmeal or masa harina
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Tunisian Keftaji
Made with red wine vinegar, ground coriander, zucchini, green peppers, olive oil, potatoes, water, tomato paste, salt, black pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Nigerian Chinchin
Made with peanut oil, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Fool Medamas (Sudan)
Made with cayenne pepper, black pepper, fava beans, onion, tomato, olive oil, cumin, parsley, lemons, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Nigerian Shrimp Jollof
Made with rice, black pepper, salt, chicken, onion, green bell peppers, shrimp, carrots, peas, tomatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.
It may look like a sad little package shoved in the back of your freezer, but frozen spinach actually has a lot of culinary uses (and some may surprise you).
The name, vodka, comes from the Russian phrase zhiznennaia voda, or "water of life". It can be made from everything from potatoes to beets. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks.