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🇹🇩 Traditional dishes from Chad

3 dishes people actually cook in Chad: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Boulma

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Boulma, a traditional dish from Chad

Savor the rich flavors of Chad with this hearty dish!

  • 400 g rice
  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • 4 garlic
  • 60 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 800 ml water

Djerma

90 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Djerma, a traditional dish from Chad

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional Chadian stew.

  • 500 g beef
  • 2 onions
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 200 g carrots
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 water

Foutou

45 min · medium · 5 ingredients

Foutou, a traditional dish from Chad

A deliciously smooth and savory Chadian staple.

  • 800 g plantains
  • 400 g cassava
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 50 ml palm oil

What do people eat in Chad?

The three dishes from Chad documented in Copper are Boulma, Djerma and Foutou. All three are boiled. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 17 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Chad?

The three recipes need 17 ingredients between them, of which 1 is shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Chad entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Chad take?

Foutou is the quickest at 45 minutes. Djerma is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Chad is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Chad here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Foutou is the shortest way in.

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