African Recipes

All the goodness of fresh vegetables and richness of meat in one pot!

Cachupa Rica

My step son is from Cape Verde and he visits his grandmother whenever he can ...

Toast the nuts and seeds....but not the sesame seeds until the end because they can burn quickly.  I let the nuts and seeds cool a bit and then blend them with the spices.

Dukkah (Egyptian Nut/Spice)

I first heard about this in a magazine flying from Seattle to Fairbanks and was ...

Spinach and Cheese Saute Ethiopian-Style

A lovely Ethiopian vegetarian dish to serve with injera bread. Feel free to add ...

Ethiopian Beet & Potato Salad

A wonderful Ethiopian salad with a refreshingly cool lemony character and a cheerful pink and ...

Dinich Salata - Ethiopian Potato Salad

From an Ethiopian video website. You can adjust the amounts of ingredients if desired.

Ethiopian Tomato Salad - Timatim Firfir

From an Ethiopian video site. While this is an authentic recipe, it does not contain ...

Ethiopian Bean Salad

Ethiopian Bean Salad

I found this on a video of Ethiopian foods, not spoken in English. They say ...

Chechebsa (Ethiopian Breakfast Dish)

Chechebsa (sometimes called Kita Fir Fir in Ethiopia) is a classic breakfast dish that starts ...

Ethiopian Green Bean Stew

Ethiopian Green Bean Stew (Yefesoleya Wot)

This is a mixed vegetable dish of Ethiopian origins. You can serve this as ...

Sunflower Seed Dip on a platter with bread.

Sunflower Seed Dipping Sauce (Yesuff Fitfit)

This Ethiopian dipping sauce is usually prepared during Lent. It is used with Injera ...

Spicy Fish Fillets

This fish is seasoned with Ethiopian chili powder, berbere. You can bake the fillets ...

Ingudai Tibs (Ethiopian Sautéed Mushrooms )

Ethiopian mushroom sauté that is simple to make but tastes wonderfully complex. Ingudai means mushroom ...

Berbere (Red Pepper Spice Mixture)

This uses dry spices, whereas the "real deal" is made by drying, roasting, pounding and ...

Potatoes with Green Beans on a clear plate.

Ethiopian Green Beans and Potatoes

A spicy vegetarian dish. Adapted from The Global Vegetarian.

Spicy Dressing for your Salad

Everyone loves salads, especially during the hot hot summer. Here is a unique dressing ...

By author of https://artandkitchen.wordpress.com/

Berbere Spice Mix

Berbere is a wonderful all purpose seasoning mix full of flavor and heat. It ...

Spiced Tea

I love spicy teas and this delicious recipe does not disappoint. It is quick and easy ...

Breakfast Beans

Like many Ethiopian dishes there are many variations for this dish. This version is ...

Spicy Scrambled Eggs

These are not your standard breakfast eggs. These light and fluffy scrambled eggs are ...

Collard Greens

Not only do collard greens taste great... they are healthy too. I hope you will ...

Easy Coconut Balls

What's not to like about sugar, coconut and peanuts. Placed here to try, can't ...

Spicy Cabbage, Carrot & Potato

Healthy and delicious cabbage, carrots, and potatoes spiced with a fragrant berbere spice mix. ...

Spiced Wings

These lovely fragrant wings are not for the faint of heart. Hot and spicy ...

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