Creamy Kumara and Mushroom Stew

Name: Creamy Kumara and Mushroom Stew
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 225 g diced kumara, red or orange; 1 diced brown or white onion; 340 ml stock; 170 g halved cherry tomatoes; 2 thinly sliced cayenne chillies; 2 diced cloves garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 225 g quartered mushrooms; 2 tbsp sumac; 1 tbsp thyme; 1 tsp ground allspice; salt and pepper to taste; 1 ½ tbsp dried mint; ¼ cup Alamir Bakery Tahini for thickening; 4 Alamir Bakery Pita Bread

DifficultyBeginner

Tahini is one of the darlings of the culinary world, and used widely in Lebanese cooking. Made of sesame seeds, it has a paste-like texture, and it is the creamy element in this filling and delicious stew that thickens, and binds the ingredients together and adds a savoury nutty and tangy flavour. Tahini can be used in many ways, from simple wraps, thickening stews such as this one, through to Chocolate Bliss Balls, and delicious cookies!

Rich flavour comes from our beautiful sweet kiwi kumara and yummy mushroom bites, intensified by the inclusion of chillies and the wonderful spices commonly used in Lebanon. This is a great warming dish for everyone, and it is vegan friendly!

Yields4 Servings

225 g diced kumara, red or orange

1 diced brown or white onion

340 ml stock

170 g halved cherry tomatoes

2 thinly sliced cayenne chillies

2 diced cloves garlic

2 tbsp olive oil

225 g quartered mushrooms

2 tbsp sumac

1 tbsp thyme

1 tsp ground allspice

salt and pepper to taste

1 ½ tbsp dried mint

¼ cup Alamir Bakery Tahini for thickening

4 Alamir Bakery Pita Bread

Prep Time12 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time52 mins

Heat the oil in a large pan until it is hot. Lightly fry your kumara on medium high until it turns a light golden colour. Set kumara aside.

Place garlic, onion, chili, spices, thyme and mushrooms in the pan. Let everything cook until the onions are translucent and the mushrooms brown - about 5 minutes. Now add the kumara to the pan.

Pour in the stock, bring it to a boil, then turn it down to a simmer. Let it cook for at least 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

Stir in the Alamir Bakery Tahini and mix until the stew thickens to a creamy consistency.

Add in your cherry tomatoes, and let them warm through for about 5 minutes. Serve garnished with mint. Enjoy with an Alamir Bakery Pita Bread.

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