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Ghana Recipes & Traditional Dishes

Discover 11 Ghana recipes on AfroKitchen, including Ghanaian Jollof Rice, Ga Kenkey with Fried Fish, and Fufu with Light Soup. Browse traditional dishes, r...

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Main dish | medium

Ghanaian Jollof Rice

Ghanaian jollof rice with basmati rice steamed in a reduced tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, chile, and bay-leaf stew.

80 min | Main dish
Main dish | hard

Ga Kenkey with Fried Fish

Ga-style fermented corn dumplings served with fried fish, pepper sauce, and fresh tomato-onion relish.

135 min | Main dish
Soup | hard

Fufu with Light Soup

Ghanaian cassava-plantain fufu served with peppery tomato-based light soup and goat, chicken, or fish.

115 min | Soup
Rice dish | medium

Waakye

A Ghanaian rice and beans dish cooked with dried sorghum or millet leaves for its signature reddish-brown color.

95 min | Rice dish
Stew | easy

Red Red

A Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew cooked with red palm oil and served with fried ripe plantain.

85 min | Stew
Main dish | medium

Tuo Zaafi with Ayoyo Soup

Northern Ghanaian maize swallow served with slippery ayoyo soup and a tomato-pepper stew.

85 min | Main dish
Main dish | medium

Banku and Tilapia

A Ghanaian plate of smooth fermented corn and cassava dough served with seasoned grilled tilapia and pepper sauce.

70 min | Main dish
Stew | medium

Kontomire Stew

Ghanaian cocoyam leaf stew with palm oil, egusi, smoked fish, tomatoes, onion, chile, and tender greens.

70 min | Stew
Soup | medium

Groundnut Soup

Ghanaian groundnut soup with chicken, peanut paste, tomato, ginger, chile, and a silky broth for fufu or rice balls.

65 min | Soup
Side | easy

Omo Tuo

Ghanaian rice balls cooked very soft, beaten smooth, and served with groundnut soup or palm nut soup.

45 min | Side
Snack | easy

Kelewele

Ghanaian ripe plantain cubes marinated with ginger, garlic, chile, cloves, nutmeg, and salt, then fried until caramelized.

25 min | Snack

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What gives Ghana recipes their shape

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