tomato (canned tomato) – The Congo Cookbook

Mfumbwa

Gnetum africanum is a popular variety of greens (edible vegetable leaves) found throughout tropical Africa — literally “found” because it grows wild in the forest and […]

Egusi Sauce

Egusi Soup, thickened with flour ground from seeds of a species of Cucurbitaceae (gourds, melons, pumpkins, and squashes) is common in Western Africa. In Central Africa, the […]

Groundnut is the common African word for peanut, and Groundnut Stew or Groundnut Chop is one of many Chop dishes; the Western African version of the Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce eaten all over sub-Saharan […]

Ndolé (Bitterleaf) Soup

Ndolé (or N’Dolé, or Ndole) is a hearty soup from Cameroon. It is made from a variety of ingredients that, for the non-African, might seem to be an […]

Peanut Soup

Various peanut soups are common throughout Africa. Some are very simple, others more elaborate. They are often eaten as a main course along with Rice, or […]

Benachin

Benachin is a “one-pot” dish — the word literally means “one-pot” — related to Jollof Rice and Ceebu Jën. They are all “rice and . . . ” dishes, i.e., […]

Chicken in Cumin Sauce

An easy-to-make chicken stew. Cumin is a popular spice in Africa. Serve with Baton de Manioc (also called Chikwangue), or Fufu, or Rice.

Chicken with Egusi

This chicken soup is thickened with flour ground from seeds of a melon or gourd (species of cucurbitaceae) called egusi. Look for egusi (also called agusi, agushi, egushi) in African […]

Beef in Cumin Sauce

Cumin has been used for centuries in the cuisines of Northern Africa, Arabia, and India, where it is usually mixed with other spices. When cumin […]

Domoda

Domoda (or Domodah) is Gambia’s version of Sub-Saharan Africa‘s ubiquitous Groundnut Stew. In its simplest versions, made without meat, it is basically a Peanut Sauce. It can be made with […]

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