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🇲🇿 Traditional dishes from Mozambique

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

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Frango piri piri

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Frango piri piri, a traditional dish from Mozambique

Spicy grilled chicken that brings the heat!

  • 1.5 whole chicken
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 30 ml lemon juice
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 30 g fresh parsley

Matapa

45 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Matapa, a traditional dish from Mozambique

A flavorful and nutritious dish of cassava leaves.

  • 400 g cassava leaves
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp palm oil

Prawns lm

30 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Prawns lm, a traditional dish from Mozambique

Savor the vibrant flavors of Mozambique with prawns!

  • 800 g prawns
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp coriander
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Mozambique?

The three dishes from Mozambique documented in Copper are Frango piri piri, Matapa and Prawns lm. Garlic and coconut milk each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the 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 Mozambique?

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 Mozambique entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Mozambique take?

Prawns lm is the quickest at 30 minutes. Frango piri piri is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Mozambique is easiest to make at home?

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

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