Here are a few delicious recipes of typical Ghanaian dishes that you can prepare yourself.

 

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Jollof Rice

Ingredients:Cooking oil

• Tomatoes
• Onions
• Garlic (optional)
• Hot Chilli Pepper (optional)
• Black & white pepper to season
• Curry powder
• Salt
• Nutmeg
• Rice

Method:

• Heat cooking oil in pan
• Chop tomatoes, onions, garlic and pepper and add to pan
• Fry for 20 minutes
• Add black and white pepper, curry powder, salt and nutmeg
• Boil for 10 minutes
• Add rice and leave to boil for a further 40 minutes, stirring constantly till rice is soft and cooked

 

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Kelewele (spiced fried plantain) (pronounced ke-lay-way-lay)

Ingredients:

• Plantain (ripe)
• Ginger (ground)
• Salt
• Hot Chilli Pepper
• Peppercorns (optional)
• Cooking oil

Method:

• Wash plantains, peel and cut into small chunks
• Add ginger, salt, pepper and peppercorns and mix well
• Heat oil and fry until golden brown
• Serve while still hot – alone, or with baked beans

 

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Spiced fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• Chicken
• Chicken stock cube
• Black  & White pepper
• Salt
• Flour
• Cooking oil

Method:

• Cut chicken into pieces as desired and boil, using the stock cube to flavour
• Mix black and white pepper, salt and flour
• Dip chicken in flour mixture until well coated
• Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown

 

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