The Congo Cookbook

a collection of African recipes from all over Africa

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Riz Senegalais (Senegalese Rice)

Senegalese Rice is a slightly simplified version of Ceebu Jën, with an English name. In Senegal, there can be new variation of this fish and rice dish […]

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Zanzibar Pilau

The word pilau comes from the Persian word pilav or pilaw, which is also the origin of pilaf, as in “rice pilaf”. The pilav rice cooking technique is found throughout the Middle East […]

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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.    

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Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce

In Africa, peanuts are often called groundnuts, and many variations on this “chicken-groundnut stew” are found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Homemade peanut butter is often used in central […]

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Doro Wat

One of the best-known of all African recipes, Doro Wat (Doro Watt, Doro Wot, Doro Wet, Doro We’t, Dorowat) is a spicy Ethiopian chicken dish made with Berberé (a spice mixture or spice paste) […]

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Kedjenou

This slow-cooked chicken stew is a popular dish in the Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), where the less-than-tender poultry benefits from the long cooking time. It […]

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Kuku Paka

Kuku Paka, a chicken-coconut curry, is a Swahili dish from the coast of Eastern Africa. It is also sometimes called an Ismaili dish, and it […]

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Muamba de Galinha

Angola’s Muamba de Galinha (Chicken Muamba) is a relation of the Poulet Moambé and Moambé Stew of the Congo River region. It is made from chicken and a red palm oil […]

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Piri-Piri Chicken

Piri-Piri Chicken, Peri-Peri Chicken, Frango Piri-Piri, and Galinha à Piri-Piri are all basically the same dish: chicken, marinated in a hot chile pepper marinade, then grilled. The dish’s African […]

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