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Mozambique Recipes

This East Africa country hub organizes 8 Mozambique recipes from the AfroKitchen atlas across main dish, stew, snack, and dessert.

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This East Africa country hub organizes 8 Mozambique recipes from the AfroKitchen atlas across main dish, stew, snack, and dessert. Use it to compare dishes, cooking time, difficulty, and practical recipe links without leaving the country page. Good starting points include Sumo de Caju, Badjia, and Caril de Camarao. The stored recipes often use ingredients such as salt, water, garlic, and onion.

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Sumo de Caju, Badjia, and Caril de Camarao

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Sumo de Caju recipe from Mozambique Mozambique Recipe Sumo de Caju Sumo de Caju is a drink with cashew fruit pulp, lime and sugar. Serve Time35 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyEasy DietVegetarian RegionEast Africa Open recipe Golden badjia fritters with one cut open and a small bowl of sauce; recipe illustration Mozambique Snack Badjia Badjia is a snack with black-eyed pea paste, onion and chili. Serve Time50 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietDairy Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Prawn curry in a golden sauce with rice and lime; recipe illustration Mozambique Main dish Caril de Camarao Mozambican caril de camarão, prawns simmered briefly in coconut milk, tomato, curry spice, garlic, ginger, and piri-piri. Time50 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Xima recipe from Mozambique Mozambique Recipe Xima Xima is a starch with maize meal, water and salt. Serve Time50 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietDairy Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe
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Grilled piri-piri chicken with a cut breast, chilli sauce and lime; recipe illustration Mozambique Main dish Piri Piri Chicken Mozambican piri piri chicken, spatchcocked and grilled with African bird's-eye chile, garlic, lemon, vinegar, paprika, and... Time305 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Matapa recipe from Mozambique Mozambique Stew Matapa Mozambican matapa, pounded cassava leaves simmered with ground peanuts, coconut milk, garlic, piri-piri, and shrimp. Time105 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Matapa recipe from Mozambique Mozambique Stew Matapa Matapa is a stew with cassava leaves, peanut, coconut, and seafood. Serve Time95 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietDairy Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe A round golden Bolo Polana cake with a slice removed; recipe illustration Mozambique Dessert Bolo Polana Bolo Polana is a dessert with cashew nuts and potato, citrus and vanilla. Serve Time75 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietDairy Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Golden badjia fritters with one cut open and a small bowl of sauce; recipe illustration Mozambique Snack Badjia Badjia is a snack with black-eyed pea paste, onion and chili. Serve Time50 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietDairy Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Prawn curry in a golden sauce with rice and lime; recipe illustration Mozambique Main dish Caril de Camarao Mozambican caril de camarão, prawns simmered briefly in coconut milk, tomato, curry spice, garlic, ginger, and piri-piri. Time50 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Xima recipe from Mozambique Mozambique Recipe Xima Xima is a starch with maize meal, water and salt. Serve Time50 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietDairy Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Sumo de Caju recipe from Mozambique Mozambique Recipe Sumo de Caju Sumo de Caju is a drink with cashew fruit pulp, lime and sugar. Serve Time35 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyEasy DietVegetarian RegionEast Africa Open recipe

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What are popular dishes from Mozambique?

Popular starting points in this AfroKitchen country hub include Sumo de Caju, Badjia, Caril de Camarao, Xima, and Bolo Polana.

What ingredients are common in Mozambique cooking?

In the stored Mozambique recipes, common ingredients include salt, water, garlic, onion, cassava leaves, coconut milk, olive oil, and sugar or honey.

What can I cook first from Mozambique?

Sumo de Caju is a practical first pick from this hub at about 35 minutes.