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🇷🇼 Traditional dishes from Rwanda

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

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Akabenz

90 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Akabenz, a traditional dish from Rwanda

Savor the rich flavors of Rwanda with Akabenz!

  • 800 g pork shoulder
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 500 ml water

Isombe

60 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Isombe, a traditional dish from Rwanda

A delicious Rwandan dish of cassava leaves and peanuts.

  • 400 g cassava leaves
  • 200 g peanut butter
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500 ml water

Ugali

30 min · easy · 3 ingredients

Ugali, a traditional dish from Rwanda

Savor the simplicity of this traditional Rwandan staple.

  • 500 g maize flour
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt

What do people eat in Rwanda?

The three dishes from Rwanda documented in Copper are Akabenz, Isombe and Ugali. Garlic and onion 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 13 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Rwanda?

The three recipes need 13 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Rwanda entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Rwanda take?

Ugali is the quickest at 30 minutes. Akabenz is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Rwanda is easiest to make at home?

Ugali is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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