East African recipes
75 recipes, 27 of them vegetarian. Each one has the ingredients, method and rough cost — add it to a meal plan in Equal House and the shopping list and the cooking are shared out for you.
Labels such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free are worked out from the ingredients and are a guide only — check the products you buy yourself, especially for allergies. More about recipe labels.
- Bariis Iskukaris (Somali Spiced Rice with Beef) · Gluten-free 65 min
- Bariis Iskukaris with Chicken (Somali Spiced Rice with Chicken) · Gluten-free 50 min
- Dengu (Tanzanian Chickpea and Coconut Stew) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Digir (Somali Lentil Stew with Rice) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 40 min
- Githeri (Kenyan Maize and Bean Stew) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Githeri with Beef (Kenyan Maize, Bean and Beef Stew) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Hilib Ari (Somali Spiced Goat Stew) · Gluten-free 90 min
- Kachumbari Salad with Grilled Chicken (Kenyan Tomato and Onion Salad) · Gluten-free 30 min
- Katogo (Ugandan Breakfast Bean and Plantain Stew) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Katogo with Beef (Ugandan Plantain and Beef Breakfast Stew) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Kenyan Beef and Spinach Stew with Ugali · Gluten-free 40 min
- Kenyan Beef Pilau (Spiced Pilau Rice with Beef) · Gluten-free 70 min
- Kenyan Beef Samosa Platter with Kachumbari 45 min
- Kenyan Beef Stew with Potatoes and Carrots (Mchuzi wa Nyama) · Gluten-free 80 min
- Kenyan Chicken Curry with Tomatoes (Kuku Wa Nyanya) · Gluten-free 50 min
- Kenyan Chicken Pilau (Spiced Pilau Rice with Chicken) · Gluten-free 55 min
- Kenyan Coconut Bean Stew (Maharagwe) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Kenyan Coconut Fish Curry (Samaki wa Nazi) · Gluten-free 40 min
- Kenyan Fish and Ugali Lunch (Grilled Tilapia with Maize Meal) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Kenyan Goat Stew with Potatoes (Mbuzi Stew) · Gluten-free 90 min
- Kenyan Prawn Curry with Coconut and Spinach · Gluten-free 35 min
- Kenyan Spiced Lentil Stew · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 40 min
- Kenyan Spinach, Potato and Egg Curry (Saget na Viazi) · Gluten-free · Vegetarian 40 min
- Kenyan Vegetable Pilau (Spiced Rice with Vegetables) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Kenyan Vegetable Samosa Platter with Kachumbari · Vegan · Vegetarian 45 min
- Kuku Paka (Kenyan Chicken in Coconut and Lime Curry) · Gluten-free 45 min
- Lumonde (Ugandan Sweet Potato and Groundnut Stew) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Luwombo (Ugandan Steamed Chicken in Groundnut Sauce) · Gluten-free 45 min
- Luwombo with Beef (Ugandan Steamed Beef in Groundnut Sauce) · Gluten-free 75 min
- Luwombo with Mushrooms in Groundnut Sauce (Ugandan Vegan Parcels) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Maharage ya Nazi (Tanzanian Coconut Bean Stew with Flatbreads) · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Maraq Digaag (Somali Spiced Chicken Soup) · Gluten-free 50 min
- Maraq Hilib (Somali Spiced Beef and Potato Soup) · Gluten-free 75 min
- Matoke (Ugandan Steamed Green Banana Stew) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 40 min
- Matoke with Beef (Ugandan Green Banana and Beef Stew) · Gluten-free 75 min
- Matoke with Groundnut Sauce (Ugandan Green Banana in Peanut Sauce) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 40 min
- Mayai Curry (Tanzanian Spiced Egg Curry) · Gluten-free · Vegetarian 30 min
- Mchicha (Tanzanian Spiced Spinach and Peanut Stew) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Mchicha na Nyama (Tanzanian Beef and Spinach Stew) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Mchuzi wa Kuku (Tanzanian Coconut Chicken Curry) · Gluten-free 45 min
- Mchuzi wa Kuku na Korosho (Zanzibari Chicken and Cashew Curry) · Gluten-free 50 min
- Mchuzi wa Mbuzi (Tanzanian Goat Curry with Coconut and Lime) · Gluten-free 85 min
- Mchuzi wa Samaki (Tanzanian Spiced Fish Curry) · Gluten-free 40 min
- Mukimo (Kenyan Mashed Potato, Maize and Spinach) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Mukimo with Beef Stew (Kenyan Mashed Potato and Beef) · Gluten-free 45 min
- Ndizi na Nazi (Tanzanian Plantain in Coconut Sauce) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 30 min
- Ndizi Nyama (Tanzanian Beef and Plantain Stew) · Gluten-free 80 min
- Nyama Choma (Kenyan Charcoal-Style Grilled Beef) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Nyama Choma Chicken with Kachumbari (Kenyan Grilled Chicken) · Gluten-free 40 min
- Rolex (Ugandan Rolled Chapati and Egg Wrap) · Vegetarian 20 min
- Rolex with Sausage (Ugandan Egg and Sausage Chapati Wrap) 25 min
- Samaki wa Kupaka (Tanzanian Grilled Fish in Coconut Sauce with Rice) · Gluten-free 40 min
- Somali Grilled Lamb Chops with Basmati Rice · Gluten-free 30 min
- Somali Vegetable Rice (Bariis with Carrots and Raisins) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Sukuma Wiki na Ugali with Fried Eggs (Kenyan Greens and Maize Meal) · Gluten-free · Vegetarian 35 min
- Sukuma Wiki with Beef and Ugali (Kenyan Collard Greens and Beef) · Gluten-free 45 min
- Supu ya Kunde (Tanzanian Coconut Lentil Soup) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 45 min
- Supu ya Ndizi (Tanzanian Beef and Plantain Soup) · Gluten-free 75 min
- Suqaar (Somali Spiced Beef and Pepper Stir-Fry) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Suqaar with Chicken (Somali Spiced Chicken and Pepper Stir-Fry) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Tanzanian Beef and Okra Stew (Bamia Stew) · Gluten-free 75 min
- Tanzanian Chicken and Potato Curry · Gluten-free 50 min
- Ugandan Beef and Peanut Stew (Binyebwa) · Gluten-free 75 min
- Ugandan Chicken and Peanut Stew (Kuku Groundnut Stew) · Gluten-free 45 min
- Ugandan Fish in Groundnut Sauce · Gluten-free 40 min
- Ugandan Groundnut Stew with Spinach (Binyebwa bya Doodo) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Urojo (Zanzibari Tangy Mango and Potato Soup with Eggs) · Gluten-free · Vegetarian 40 min
- Wali wa Nazi na Samaki (Zanzibari Coconut Rice with Fish) · Gluten-free 35 min
- Wali wa Nazi with Grilled Chicken (Zanzibari Coconut Rice) · Gluten-free 40 min
- Zanzibari Chicken Biryani · Gluten-free 55 min
- Zanzibari Potato Bhajia Platter with Tamarind Dip and Salad · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min
- Zanzibari Prawn Curry with Coconut and Lime · Gluten-free 35 min
- Zanzibari Spiced Lamb Pilau · Gluten-free 60 min
- Zanzibari Vegetable Biryani with Boiled Eggs · Gluten-free · Vegetarian 45 min
- Zanzibari Vegetable Mchuzi (Spiced Cauliflower and Pea Curry) · Gluten-free · Vegan · Vegetarian 35 min

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