The Congo Cookbook

a collection of African recipes from all over Africa

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Lablabi (Chickpea Soup)

Chickpeas, day-old bread, lemon juice, and olive oil (and harissa, Tunisia’s famous hot sauce) are the basic ingredients needed to make Lablabi — a soup from Tunisia. Chickpeas […]

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Mbanga (Palm Nut) Soup

Made from the fruit of the African oil palm, Mbanga soup is Cameroon’s version of West Africa’s palm nut (or palm butter) soup. In Africa, use fresh […]

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Molokhia (Greens Soup)

Molokhia (Melokiyah, etc.) is a traditional dish in Egypt and Sudan — some people believe it originated among Egyptians during the time of the Pharaohs. Others […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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South African Malay Curry

This recipe is a typical South African Malay Curry. The first Malay people in South Africa were brought as slaves from what is today Indonesia. As […]

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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., […]

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Biriani

Various Biriani rice dishes are common in the cuisine of India and neighboring countries. Swahili cuisine has both Biriani and Pilau, showing influences from both Arabia and India. Biriani rice […]

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Ceebu Jën (Rice and Fish)

Ceebu Jën is one of Senegal’s classic dishes. There are dozens of possible variations; use this recipe as a starting point and put in whatever you […]

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Jollof Rice

One often hears that Jollof Rice (or Jolof Rice, Djolof Rice) is a Nigerian dish; indeed it is often made by Nigerians. However, it has its origins among the […]

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