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Ghana Recipes

This West Africa country hub organizes 11 Ghana recipes from the AfroKitchen atlas across main dish, stew, snack, and side.

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This West Africa country hub organizes 11 Ghana recipes from the AfroKitchen atlas across main dish, stew, snack, and side. Use it to compare dishes, cooking time, difficulty, and practical recipe links without leaving the country page. Good starting points include Ghanaian Jollof Rice, Kelewele, and Omo Tuo. The stored recipes often use ingredients such as salt, garlic, onion, and tomatoes.

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Ghanaian Jollof Rice, Kelewele, and Omo Tuo

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Ghanaian Jollof Rice recipe from Ghana Ghana Main dish Ghanaian Jollof Rice Ghanaian jollof rice with basmati rice steamed in a reduced tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, chile, and bay-leaf stew. Time80 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Kelewele recipe from Ghana Ghana Snack Kelewele Ghanaian ripe plantain cubes marinated with ginger, garlic, chile, cloves, nutmeg, and salt, then fried until caramelized. Time25 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Illustration of Omo Tuo: two soft rice balls served in groundnut soup. Ghana Side Omo Tuo Ghanaian rice balls cooked very soft, beaten smooth, and served with groundnut soup or palm nut soup. Time45 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Groundnut Soup recipe from Ghana Ghana Soup Groundnut Soup Ghanaian groundnut soup with chicken, peanut paste, tomato, ginger, chile, and a silky broth for fufu or rice balls. Time65 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe
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Main dish recipes from Ghana (4) Stew recipes from Ghana (2) Snack recipes from Ghana (1) Side recipes from Ghana (1) Soup recipes from Ghana (2) Rice dish recipes from Ghana (1)
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Ghanaian Jollof Rice recipe from Ghana Ghana Main dish Ghanaian Jollof Rice Ghanaian jollof rice with basmati rice steamed in a reduced tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, chile, and bay-leaf stew. Time80 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Ga Kenkey with Fried Fish recipe from Ghana Ghana Main dish Ga Kenkey with Fried Fish Ga-style fermented corn dumplings served with fried fish, pepper sauce, and fresh tomato-onion relish. Time135 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Fufu with Light Soup recipe from Ghana Ghana Soup Fufu with Light Soup Ghanaian cassava-plantain fufu served with peppery tomato-based light soup and goat, chicken, or fish. Time115 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Waakye recipe from Ghana Ghana Rice dish Waakye A Ghanaian rice and beans dish cooked with dried sorghum or millet leaves for its signature reddish-brown color. Time95 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Red Red recipe from Ghana Ghana Stew Red Red A Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew cooked with red palm oil and served with fried ripe plantain. Time85 min ServingsServes 5 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Tuo Zaafi with Ayoyo Soup recipe from Ghana Ghana Main dish Tuo Zaafi with Ayoyo Soup Northern Ghanaian maize swallow served with slippery ayoyo soup and a tomato-pepper stew. Time85 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Banku and Tilapia recipe from Ghana Ghana Main dish Banku and Tilapia A Ghanaian plate of smooth fermented corn and cassava dough served with seasoned grilled tilapia and pepper sauce. Time70 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyMedium DietDairy Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Kontomire Stew recipe from Ghana Ghana Stew Kontomire Stew Ghanaian cocoyam leaf stew with palm oil, egusi, smoked fish, tomatoes, onion, chile, and tender greens. Time70 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Groundnut Soup recipe from Ghana Ghana Soup Groundnut Soup Ghanaian groundnut soup with chicken, peanut paste, tomato, ginger, chile, and a silky broth for fufu or rice balls. Time65 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Illustration of Omo Tuo: two soft rice balls served in groundnut soup. Ghana Side Omo Tuo Ghanaian rice balls cooked very soft, beaten smooth, and served with groundnut soup or palm nut soup. Time45 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Kelewele recipe from Ghana Ghana Snack Kelewele Ghanaian ripe plantain cubes marinated with ginger, garlic, chile, cloves, nutmeg, and salt, then fried until caramelized. Time25 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe

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What are popular dishes from Ghana?

Popular starting points in this AfroKitchen country hub include Ghanaian Jollof Rice, Kelewele, Omo Tuo, Groundnut Soup, and Banku and Tilapia.

What ingredients are common in Ghana cooking?

In the stored Ghana recipes, common ingredients include salt, garlic, onion, tomatoes, water, fresh ginger, ginger, and scotch bonnet pepper.

What can I cook first from Ghana?

Kelewele is a practical first pick from this hub at about 25 minutes.