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"This is easy, simple and wonderful. The original recipe which was printed in the Spring 2005 Penzeys catalog, calls for long-grain rice; however, I liked it much better with basmati. Also, the original recipe called for minced onion but I found it worked very well with dried onion. I indicated that the butter is optional, because I did not add it."

Ingredients: dried onion flakes, saffron...

"I love this dish! My late husband was from Cameroon (fr.West Africa) He taught me to cook their dishes. When I prepare these recipes, I am thankful for having the opportunity for such a wonderful cultural experience.

The more you make this dish, the better you get at it. Actually, the beans are a healthy food and very filling. You can..."

Ingredients: olive oil, onions...

"Although I'm posting this for the 2005 World Tour, this is for me a dish from childhood. My Cape Verdean mother made this often and served it with tuna fish cakes. I loved mine smothered in catsup. This makes a huge batch and we often served it reheated with more onions, linguica and fried eggs for breakfast the next day. Traditionally, it is..."

Ingredients: pepper, kidney beans, oil...

"This is a traditional South African recipe, which comes from the great culinary tradition of the Cape Malays -- originally brought in as slaves in the 17th century. It's easy and plain, but great with meats like venison, corned beef tongue or any meat with gravy. Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes. Posted for Zaar World Tour II."

Ingredients: ground turmeric, dark seedless raisins...

""Begrafnisrys" actually means "Funeral Rice". In the old days people came from very far, with buggies and oxwagons and horses, to attend funerals. These people had to be fed, and enormous amounts of food were prepared. One of the regular dishes at funeral dinners was this yellow rice, which is now an old traditional dish and definitely..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, golden raisins...

"I am posting this to serve with Easy African-style peanut chicken. I am a single mother with a disabled child. Since I work and go to college, I need easy, delicious dinners. This isn't really authentic but a friend of mine is in Africa and sends me recipes to "tweak" for my ease of cooking!"

Ingredients: rice, coriander powder...

"Posted for ZWT7-Africa.I found this on the internet. " I loved it and it's easy to make"."

Ingredients: coconut milk, rice, salt...

"Posted for ZWT7 from the www.kenya-information-guide.com"

Ingredients: coconut milk, rice, salt...

"From: “Flavors of Africa Cookbook”
This unusual drink is served for either breakfast or dessert in Nigeria. It is particularly popular in Lagos."

Ingredients: lemon zest, orange zest, sugar...

"My Grandmother (Teta) made this dish as an accompaniment to Chicken, Pork, or Lamb dishes. My son will make a meal out of it on its own. The yogurt and pine nuts really enhance the flavour, but are optional. To truly enjoy this I would not recommend using ground beef. It also very easily reheats and can be frozen as well."

Ingredients: cinnamon, nutmeg, olive oil...

"This is a must have dish cooked in egypt with any kind of fish very easy and tasty
and you have a choice of adding tiny pieces of shrimp to it or cumin or even raisins"

Ingredients: oil, onions, rice...

"I love this dish....it was always something that we ate back home (Nigeria). I made the recipe to be very spicy but feel free to use half of the pepper or no pepper at all if you are not used to spicy foods"

Ingredients: coconut milk, diced tomatoes...

"A fantastic, aromatic rice dish that is wonderfully frugal and traditional to Kenya. This recipe is a beautiful example of the fusion between African and Indian cuisines local to the area.
Serve this with Kachumbari on the side!"

Ingredients: cooking oil, ground cumin...

"West African Jollof Rice is superb! My parents are nigerian. I grew up eating this rice and every eaten at every party where the host is west african. Every west african country has its own version, however this is the best! Enjoy!"

Ingredients: cilantro, curry powder...