African recipes
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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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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
African recipes
Preserved lemons
With only two basic ingredients and some imaginative flavourings, preserved lemons are storecupboard stars. Make a jar or two with...
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.
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...
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...
Brunch recipes
Oto cakes
”Oto is a classic Ghanaian celebratory dish made with boiled eggs, mashed yams and palm oil, served at occasions such...
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...
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....
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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