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🇬🇲 Traditional dishes from Gambia

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

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Benachin

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Benachin, a traditional dish from Gambia

Savor the rich flavors of Gambia with this dish!

  • 400 g rice
  • 500 g chicken
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g tomato paste
  • 50 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 800 ml water

Domoda

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Domoda, a traditional dish from Gambia

A rich, flavorful peanut stew that's simply delicious!

  • 200 g peanut butter
  • 600 g chicken thighs
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • 300 g sweet potato
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 800 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Yassa

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Yassa, a traditional dish from Gambia

A zesty, marinated chicken dish bursting with flavor.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 3 onions
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 4 garlic
  • 100 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 hot pepper

What do people eat in Gambia?

The three dishes from Gambia documented in Copper are Benachin, Domoda and Yassa. Carrot and chicken each appear in more than one recipe. All three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Gambia?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Gambia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Gambia take?

Benachin is the quickest at 60 minutes. Yassa is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Gambia is easiest to make at home?

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

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