African

Ethiopian vegetable stew with berbere spices

I was cooking a private dinner and the main course for the non-vegetarians was a lovely chicken tagine. I wanted to stay with a North...

Zanzibari coconut creamed spinach (Mchicha wa nazi)

Zanzibari cuisine is regarded as one of the best in Africa. The island of Zanzibar has stood as an important port for trade for...

Kuku paka or East African chicken curry

I was introduced to this dish in my cousin's home in Mumbai, a dish that was completely new to me. He explained that it come from his...

Grilled chicken with Zanzibari sauce (Chicken mishkaki/Dejaj)

Mishkaki is derived from the Swahili word for meat grilled over charcoal. It could be beef. lamb or chicken, as in this case. Mishkaki is...

Vegan meat sauce with pasta (Somalian Suugo suqaar)

This dish is a remnant of the Italian occupation of Somalia in 1889 and colonized parts of the East Africa. With the French and English,...

Sudanese peanut butter eggplant mutabal

We are all quite familiar with baba ghanoush, but its cousin mutabal is it richer and more flavorful cousin. Mutabals, like their cousin,...

Harissa-potato salad

Harissa is the most well know Moroccan and North African spice mix, that is used on everything, soups, stews, grilled meats and here in a...

African chicken-peanut stew

Peanut stew is traditionally West African with every nation having their own version and claiming to be the originator of the recipe....

Candied yams and plantains

African cuisine is dependent on plantains and yams (and other root tubers) for nutrition because they are also easy to grow in some of...