- PREP: 1M
- COOK: 10M
- SERVINGS: n/a
INGREDIENTS
1 squash
Stuffing:
- 250g spinach, cooked then drained
- 100g cottage cheese / paneer / firm tofu
- 2 dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water overnight
- 2 cloves garlic
- Handful of chopped coriander
- 1 thumb-piece ginger, finely chopped
Gravy:
- 2 tbsp WORLDFOODS Masaman Curry Paste
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 250ml chicken stock
- 400ml can coconut milk
- 2 tsp tamarind puree
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp palm sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tbsp chopped unsalted peanuts and coriander sprigs, to serve
Massaman butter:
- 2 tbsp WORLDFOODS Masaman Curry Paste
- 50g butter softened
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C
- Scoop out the flesh of the squash and set aside (You can fry off the reserved vegetable flesh with the garlic & ginger and then add it to the stuffing if you wish)
- Finely chop the garlic, spinach, mushrooms, ginger and coriander
- Crumble the paneer/tofu/cottage cheese and mix in with all the other stuffing ingredients
- Season to taste and stuff into the vegetable cavity
- Top with a knob of the massaman butter and bake uncovered in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour
- Serve with the gravy
Gravy:
- Heat a sauce pan with 2 tbsp of the roasting pan juices or oil over a medium heat
- Add remaining ginger and 2 tbsp curry paste, and stir over a low heat for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add stock and simmer for 3-4 minutes until reduced by half.
- Add coconut milk and simmer until reduced and thickened. Add tamarind puree, fish sauce, sugar and juice of remaining 1 lime, then stir to combine.
- Season to taste, then pour gravy into a jug.
Massaman butter:
- Mix the butter with the curry paste & soy sauce. Chill until required