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🇲🇱 Traditional dishes from Mali

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

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Fakoye

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Fakoye, a traditional dish from Mali

A savory and hearty Malian stew to delight your taste buds.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 400 g tomato
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 carrots
  • 400 g sweet potato

Jollof rice

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Jollof rice, a traditional dish from Mali

Savor the rich flavors of this classic Jollof rice!

  • 300 g long-grain rice
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 100 ml vegetable oil
  • 3 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 600 ml chicken broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Tigadege na

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Tigadege na, a traditional dish from Mali

Savor the rich flavors of Mali with this hearty dish.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 20 g ginger
  • 100 g tomato paste
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil

What do people eat in Mali?

The three dishes from Mali documented in Copper are Fakoye, Jollof rice and Tigadege na. Onion 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 21 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Mali?

The three recipes need 21 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Peanut butter is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 18 use peanut butter. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Mali take?

Jollof rice is the quickest at 60 minutes. Fakoye is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Mali is easiest to make at home?

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

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