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Gluten-free Nigerian recipes

Jollof rice, egusi soup, yam, plantain, tiger nut milk and millet porridges – Nigerian dishes that are gluten-free by nature, checked ingredient by ingredient.

Recipes marked ⭐ are Forkwise originals for Plus members. Where a dish is usually made with a stock cube or a ready-made spice blend, we use whole or single spices instead – if you add a blend, use one labelled gluten-free. How we check recipes.

Breakfast (3) · Lunch (4) · Dinner (5) · Snacks (3) · Desserts (5) · Drinks (5)

Breakfast

• Agbugbu (Nigerian Pigeon Pea and Yam Porridge) · Breakfast · 20 min
• Koko da Kosai (Fermented Corn Porridge and Bean Fritters) · Breakfast · 30 min
• Kunun Tamba (Finger Millet Porridge) · Breakfast · 40 min

Lunch

• Ashwe Soup · Lunch · 15 min
• Fried Plantain and Egg · Lunch · 20 min
• Miyan Shuwaka (Hausa Bitter Leaf Soup) · Lunch · 20 min
• Nune Soup · Lunch · 45 min

Dinner

• Egusi Soup · Dinner · 60 min · ⭐ Forkwise original
• Mzembe U Mgban (Roasted African Pear) · Dinner · 45 min
• Nigerian Boiled Fish · Dinner · 45 min
• Nigerian Jollof Rice · Dinner · 75 min · ⭐ Forkwise original
• Nigerian Roasted Yam · Dinner · 45 min

Snacks

• Agidi (Nigerian Cornstarch Swallow) · Snacks · 30 min
• Igbouh Ahi (Nigerian Roasted Bambara Nuts) · Snacks · 45 min
• Nigerian Cocoyam Chips · Snacks · 25 min

Desserts

• Akamu (Nigerian Pudding) · Desserts · 15 min
• Ekuru (White Bean Pudding) · Desserts · 85 min
• Hanjin Ligidi (Nigerian Lollipops) · Desserts · 15 min
• Nigerian Caramelized Coconut · Desserts · 45 min
• Ukpo Oka (Nigerian Corn Pudding) · Desserts · 55 min

Drinks

• Adoyo (Nigerian Ogi Beverage) · Drinks · 55 min
• Kunun Aduwa (Nigerian Tiger Nut Milk) · Drinks · 5 min
• Kunun Tsamiya (Nigerian Powdered Millet and Tsamiya Drink) · Drinks · 20 min
• Nigerian Tiger Nut Milk (Kunun Aya) · Drinks · 5 min
• Watermelon Smoothie · Drinks · 5 min

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