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African Main Dishes

African main dishes are bold, filling, and packed with so much flavor, and they are honestly some of the best food on the planet. These are the recipes I grew up loving, now made low carb without losing any of the good stuff. I love that you can eat keto and still enjoy the food that feels like home to you. Every recipe here uses real spices, real ingredients, and real techniques from across the continent. This is African food done right, and it just happens to be keto.

Some must-tries are Poulet Yassa, Nyama Choma, Moambe Chicken, African Chicken Peanut Stew, and Awaze Tibs. Real African food, made keto-friendly.

  • Low Carb Palm Oil Rice
    Low Carb Palm Oil Rice
  • How To Boil Chicken Breasts
    How To Boil Chicken Breasts
  • Nigerian jollof rice keto version
    Cauliflower Jollof Rice (Nigerian Jollof Rice - Keto Version)
  • African Fried Cabbage Recipe on a white plate
    African Fried Cabbage Recipe
  • african side dishes
    Sukuma Wiki (Kenyan Collard Greens)
  • Seafood Okra
    Seafood Okra
  • Moambe Chicken (Congo Poulet Moambe)
  • poulet yassa chicken on a plate
    Poulet Yassa Recipe - Authentic Senegalese Chicken Recipe
  • Freshly cooked Yassa fish
    Yassa Fish
  • Isiewu spicy goat head on a brown bowl with sliced onions on top
    Isiewu (Spicy Goat Head)
  • asun meat peppered goat meat ready to eat
    Asun Recipe (Peppered Goat Meat)
  • Kuku Paka IG
    Kuku Paka (Kenyan Chicken Curry)
  • berbere chicken on a white plate
    Berbere Chicken (Delicious Ethiopian Chicken)
  • Harissa Chicken (Spicy North African Chicken
    Harissa Chicken (Spicy North African Chicken)
  • closeup of shakshuka in cast iron pan
    Shakshuka for One (North African Poached Eggs)
  • Pan Seared Tilapia
    Pan-Seared Tilapia
  • Shitataki Noodles Stir Fry
    Shirataki Noodle Stir Fry
  • Nkwobi spicy cow leg with onions
    Nkwobi (Spicy Cow Feet)

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