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The world’s second largest continent offers cuisines which are deep in flavour and laden with warm spices. Find jollof beans, bobotie and tagines.

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Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice

Alternative Christmas roast recipes

Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice

This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb leg with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by award-winning author and...

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Spicy braai sole with polenta, peppers and spinach

African recipes

Spicy braai sole with polenta, peppers and spinach

Nokx Majozi, head pie maker at London’s Holborn Dining Room, grew up in South Africa and was inspired from an...

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Merguez sausages with crispy chickpeas and preserved lemon yogurt

African recipes

Merguez sausages with crispy chickpeas and preserved lemon yogurt

Merguez sausages with crispy, roasted chickpeas makes a flavoursome alternative to bangers and mash. Serve with dollops of lemony yogurt....

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Pumpkin pancakes (Pampoenkoekies)

African recipes

Pumpkin pancakes (Pampoenkoekies)

Autumnal weekend brunches just got even better. These thick and fluffy pumpkin pancakes are popular in South Africa. Follow our...

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Smoky jollof rice

African recipes

Smoky jollof rice

Jollof rice gets a smoky flavour boost in this delicious jollof recipe from Lerato Umah-Shaylor. One helping is never enough....

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Garden egg stew

African recipes

Garden egg stew

African garden eggs (a type of aubergine) are the star of this rich Ghanaian stew Akwasi Brenya-Mensa learned from his...

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Lamb and apricot sosaties (South African kebabs)

African recipes

Lamb and apricot sosaties (South African kebabs)

Fire-cooking expert Genevieve Taylor shares her recipe for sosaties, South African kebabs made with tangy marinaded lamb. Recipes taken from...

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Preserved lemons

African recipes

Preserved lemons

With only two basic ingredients and some imaginative flavourings, preserved lemons are storecupboard stars. Make a jar or two with...

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Lamb and mint meatball tagine with chermoula

Meatball recipes

Lamb and mint meatball tagine with chermoula

This lamb and mint tagine is great with buttered couscous and a little finely chopped preserved lemon peel.

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Moroccan lamb stew with giant couscous


African recipes

Moroccan lamb stew with giant couscous


This slow cooked Moroccan inspired lamb stew uses ras-el-hanout and preserved lemon to add depth and sharpness to the rich...

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Eccles pie star wreath

Christmas baking recipes

Eccles pie star wreath

Few aromas are as festive as freshly baked mince pies and this eccles cake-style star wreath is a recipe that you...

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Chinchinga beef skewers

Skewer recipes

Chinchinga beef skewers

”The lyrically named chinchinga is a popular street food, essentially Ghana’s answer to shish kebab: meat that’s been rubbed in...

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Oto cakes

Brunch recipes

Oto cakes

”Oto is a classic Ghanaian celebratory dish made with boiled eggs, mashed yams and palm oil, served at occasions such...

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Jollof beans (black-eyed beans in tomato sauce)

Vegan dinner recipes

Jollof beans (black-eyed beans in tomato sauce)

Try journalist Kemi Bamgbose’ fiery jollof beans, made with scotch bonnet chilli for extra heat. It’s surprisingly thrifty to make...

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Vegetable tagine

Vegan dinner recipes

Vegetable tagine

As this hearty vegetable tagine simmers away slowly, the root vegetables gradually release their natural sweetness and become beautifully soft....

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Ethiopian-spiced lamb

African recipes

Ethiopian-spiced lamb

Bill Knott combines succulent lamb with Ethiopian spices and fragrant onions to make this special recipe.

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