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African Chicken Stew

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Recipe by: Leah Shaw

This delicious stew is inspired by my friend from Sierra Leone who often cooks for her family. Many ingredients can be modified. This is kind of a 'whatever is on hand' recipe. You can use a whole chicken cut into bite-sized pieces, or just breasts and thighs if you prefer. Other suggested additions are turnips, carrots and celery. This looks great served over white rice with a garnish of fresh chopped coriander, parsley or unsalted peanuts.

African Peanut Soup

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Recipe by: PIETOGO

This oddly wonderful combination of ingredients makes a surprisingly different and delicious soup that everyone will enjoy! Serve with a dollop of yoghurt on top and some crusty bread for dipping.

African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup

Recipe by: GREGMCE

A delicious soup combining the tastes of sweet potatoes, peanuts and tomatoes.

Amarula bread and butter pudding with Amarula cream

Recipe by: martin_pain

I saw a recipe for this ages ago and always planned on making it myself. I couldn't find the original recipe so had to improvise. I was really pleased with the results, and so were the rest of the family. Amarula is a cream liqueur from Southern Africa and it's easily available. I guess you could try this with Baileys or any other cream liqueur you can get your hands on

Atlas Mountain Lamb Soup

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Recipe by: rua

This soup, which is more like a stew, is sustaining enough to make a complete meal if accompanied by some good, crusty bread. The combination of the lamb, spices and the tang of lemon and apricots, has the flavour of North Africa.

Aubergine dip

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

Roasting the aubergine gives this moutabal as it is known in the Lebanon, or baba ganoush, as it is known in Egypt, its mellow flavour.

Broad Bean Breakfast Spread

Recipe by: Beverly Estes

A deliciously seasoned broad bean, onion and tomato spread. This recipe is inspired by a dish traditionally served with pitta bread for breakfast in Egypt. A great way to use broad beans when they're in season, but feel free to use frozen when they're not.

Cameroonian Spinach

Recipe by: Becky

This recipe is modified from food I ate whilst in Cameroon. This is traditionally served with a whole barbecued chicken, potatoes and plantains. You eat everything with your fingers - it tastes much better that way!

Chicken chermoula with fruity couscous

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

Chermoula, a North African mix of spices, gives a warming flavour to this chicken served on a mild and fruity salad.

Couscous Casablanca

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

A hearty veggie stew with couscous. Couscous is the staple food of much of North Africa, where it is often served topped with tender, colourful vegetables, drenched in delicious gravy and spiced with a traditional hot chilli sauce called harissa.

Couscous with chickpeas

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

Taking its inspiration from North African cuisine, this healthy, wholesome vegetarian dish makes a satisfying main course.

Eba

Recipe by: Forgemaster

A classic African dish which can be served as an accompaniment to dishes such as Egusi Soup, a rich spicy soup. Traditionally this dish is eaten communally using the hands. A small amount is rolled in the hand, then dipped into the soup before being eaten.

Egusi Soup

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Recipe by: Karena

This soup is native to Nigeria and many of my British as well as Nigerian friends have enjoyed it. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while. Ground egusi seeds give this soup a unique colour and flavour. If you can't find egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds. Any combination of crab, prawns and smoked fish can be used in place of the prawns.

Egyptian lentils with macaroni

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Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

For Egypt's vegetarians this highly spiced dish is a protein staple. On their own, lentils do not contain a lot of protein, but combined with the wheat in the pasta, they make a good protein dish that is low in fat.

El mestouk

Recipe by: jacqueline senouci

Not for the weak at heart, this is a sweet chicken and fruit soup from Algeria. You must serve with a crusty baguette to soak up the sweet and tangy broth. Great for using up roast chicken leftovers.

Ethiopian Injera Flatbread

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Recipe by: Kevin Ryan

This is a traditional Ethiopia flatbread cooked in a frying pan. It is usually made with teff flour, a very finely milled flour made from the seeds of teff grass. Millet flour from a health food shop will work fine, however. It's a delicious bread for serving with stews or tagines.

Green Banana Chips

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Recipe by: Victoria M.H.

I learned of this dish when I was in Kenya. Potatoes aren't that common in Kenya but bananas are.

Hot harissa lamb in pitta pouches

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

Warm pitta bread stuffed with spicy lamb and crisp salad makes a quick and tasty light lunch. In this North African-style recipe, lean lamb is stir-fried with garlic, ginger, harissa and mint for an exciting authentic flavour.

Hot Moroccan bean soup