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African Chicken Stew

Recipe by: Leah Shaw

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This delicious stew is inspired by my friend from Sierra Leone who often cooks for her family. Many ingredients can be modified. This is kind of a 'whatever is on hand' recipe. You can use a whole chicken cut into bite-sized pieces, or just breasts and thighs if you prefer. Other suggested additions are turnips, carrots and celery. This looks great served over white rice with a garnish of fresh chopped coriander, parsley or unsalted peanuts.

African Peanut Soup

Recipe by: PIETOGO

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This oddly wonderful combination of ingredients makes a surprisingly different and delicious soup that everyone will enjoy! Serve with a dollop of yoghurt on top and some crusty bread for dipping.

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African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup

Recipe by: GREGMCE

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A delicious soup combining the tastes of sweet potatoes, peanuts and tomatoes.

Atlas Mountain Lamb Soup

Recipe by: rua

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This soup, which is more like a stew, is sustaining enough to make a complete meal if accompanied by some good, crusty bread. The combination of the lamb, spices and the tang of lemon and apricots, has the flavour of North Africa.

Couscous Casablanca

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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A hearty veggie stew with couscous. Couscous is the staple food of much of North Africa, where it is often served topped with tender, colourful vegetables, drenched in delicious gravy and spiced with a traditional hot chilli sauce called harissa.

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Couscous with chickpeas

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Taking its inspiration from North African cuisine, this healthy, wholesome vegetarian dish makes a satisfying main course.

Egusi Soup

Recipe by: Karena

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This soup is native to Nigeria and many of my British as well as Nigerian friends have enjoyed it. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while. Ground egusi seeds give this soup a unique colour and flavour. If you can't find egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds. Any combination of crab, prawns and smoked fish can be used in place of the prawns.

Egyptian lentils with macaroni

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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For Egypt's vegetarians this highly spiced dish is a protein staple. On their own, lentils do not contain a lot of protein, but combined with the wheat in the pasta, they make a good protein dish that is low in fat.

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El mestouk

Recipe by: jacqueline senouci

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Not for the weak at heart, this is a sweet chicken and fruit soup from Algeria. You must serve with a crusty baguette to soak up the sweet and tangy broth. Great for using up roast chicken leftovers.

Hot Moroccan bean soup

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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This filling soup is given extra heat with harissa, the fiery chilli paste from North Africa.

Kashtouri

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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This popular Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils in a spicy tomato sauce makes a quick light meal.

Lamb Tagine

Recipe by: Lisa

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When I made this dish I left the kitchen window open. The smell attracted several neighbours, and when my husband came in, he said that it smelled so good, he hoped it was coming from our house and not from someone else's! Serve with couscous for a hearty and delicious meal.

Lamb tagine with dried fruit

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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An aromatic North African-style casserole, richly flavoured with dried fruits and warmly spiced with ginger and cinnamon. The sweetness of the honey tempers the fiery harissa, and chickpeas add a high fibre carbohydrate to the dish.

Lentils with macaroni

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This highly spiced dish from Egypt is perfect for vegetarians because it is so rich with protein, due to the combination of lentils and pasta. You'll love the interesting texture and mix of flavours.

Marrakesh Vegetable Curry

Recipe by: NIBLETS

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A vegetable-full curry! Serve this curry over your favourite rice and you're sure to have a tasty meal. If you have carrot-ginger juice available to you, try using it in place of the orange juice - either one is delicious!

Mat Armett's Durban Curry

Recipe by: MatArmett

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This recipe can be halved or doubled without trouble. I use Durban curry powder that was brought back from SA but you can use Madras curry powder much to the same effect. If you don't want a particularly hot curry, then chop the Chillis into large pieces and take them out after cooking.

Mombasa Pumpkin Dessert

Recipe by: KULSUM HUSSEIN

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This dessert's coconut and creamy taste is irresistible! For the weight watchers this could be too much! You can add more or less sugar to this dish, according to your taste.

Moroccan carrot dip

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Hot, sweet spices bring a taste of North African sun to this dip.

Moroccan chicken with couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Aromatic cumin, coriander and cinnamon give these chicken breasts a Middle Eastern flavour, and including chickpeas further enhances the ethnic theme. Courgettes and sugarsnap peas add colour and all the benefits of fresh vegetables.