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Fish & Kumara Curry

11/3/2018

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Fish & Kumara Curry
Serves 4
Made in 40 minutes
Gluten free

Ingredients

     Paste
     3cm knob ginger, peeled
     3 cloves garlic, peeled
     2 green chillies, cut in half with seeds removed
     ½ tsp salt
 
     4 tomatoes
     1 onion, peeled and sliced
     1 tbsp butter
     1 tbsp ground cumin
     1 tbsp ground coriander
     ½ tsp turmeric
     2 Kaipara kumara -red, peeled and diced
     400g can coconut milk
     350g tarakihi, cut into 3cm pieces


Using a mortar and pestle, mash the 4 paste ingredients together to form a paste. Set the paste aside.

Blend the tomatoes and onion together in the bowl of a food processor until the mixture is smooth.

Heat the butter in a large fry pan and add the tomato mixture. Fry the mixture until most of the liquid has evaporated, then add the paste and cook until it is fragrant – about 3 minutes.

Add the spices, stir to combine and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the kumara and coconut milk. Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes, until the kumara is almost cooked. The sauce should thicken naturally.

​Add the fish to the curry sauce and cover the pan. Cook the fish until it is just beginning to flake. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and boiled rice. 


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Warm Roast Kumara Salad with Feta & Lemon Dressing

11/3/2018

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Roast Kumara salad with feta & lemon dressing
Serves 4
Prep & cook time: 45min
Gluten free

Ingredients

     1kg Kaipara kumara - red, gold, and orange
     1 red onion, peeled and cut into wedges
     1 red capsicum, thickly sliced
     3 tbsp Olivado olive oil
     2 tbsps lemon juice
     2 cloves garlic, crushed
     2 tsps ground cumin
     2 tsps ground paprika
     Salt and freshly ground black pepper
     2 tbsps chopped parsley

Feta & Lemon dressing
     3 tbsps Olivado olive oil
     2 tbsps lemon juice
     100g feta, crumbled
     Salt and freshly ground pepper

​Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Line a large oven dish with baking paper.

Cut the kumara into wedges and place in a large bowl with the onion and capsicum. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and paprika - mix. Season to taste.

Bake the vegetables in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the vegetables are golden and tender. Set the vegetables aside to cool, then place them in a large bowl.
To make the dressing, combine the olive oil, lemon juice and feta in a bowl and season to taste. Drizzle the dressing over the vegetables and toss gently to combine.
Sprinkle with the chopped parsley.



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Perfect Pumpkin & Kumara Soup

21/8/2016

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PERFECT PUMPKIN & KUMARA SOUP
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Serves: 6

​A yummy winter soup that everyone will love. Serve with some crusty bread… and for a little extra magic, add a swirl of coconut, a few green leaves of coriander and lastly a sprinkle of diced salami or bacon.

Ingredients
       1 tbsp butter
       1 tbsp oil
       1 onion, diced
       4 cloves garlic
       5cm knob of ginger, grated
       1 carrot
       2 stalks of celery
       1 orange capsicum
       ½ pumpkin
       1 orange kumara
       2 chicken stock cubes
       ½ can coconut cream
       ½ tsp nutmeg
       Garnish (optional)
       4 tbsp Coconut cream (enough to swirl on top of each bowl)
       Few sprigs of Coriander
       4 tbsp Salami – diced (fried bacon would do the trick too) Leave out for vegetarians.

Instructions
  1. Heat saucepan on medium add butter and oil. Add onions and cook 5 minutes, add garlic and ginger and combine. After a minute or so add carrot, celery and capsicum.
  2. After about 3 minutes add pumpkin & kumara and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and enough water to cover vegetables then bring to the boil.
  3. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until pumpkin and kumara soft. Remove from heat and using a stick blender blend.
  4. Return to heat and add ½ can coconut cream and season with some salt to taste. Grate over the nutmeg, remove from the heat and blend one more time.
  5. Serve in bowls. For a little extra magic, add a swirl of coconut, a few green leaves of coriander and lastly a sprinkle of diced salami or bacon.(leave out last sprinkle for vegetarians)
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Kumara Waffles, Maple Sour cream, Pecans

18/8/2016

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KUMARA WAFFLES, MAPLE SOUR CREAM, PECANS
Photo Jae Frew
Prep time:20 mins
Cook time:15 mins 
Serves: 6

​The perfect start to any weekend - Kumara Waffles! The kids will love them, and so will you!

Ingredients
       2½ cups all-purpose flour
       ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
       2¼ tsp baking powder
       1 tsp baking soda
       ½ tsp salt
       2 tsp ground cinnamon
       1 tsp ground ginger
       ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional)
       4 large eggs
       1 cup milk
       1 cup buttermilk
       1 cup Orange Kumara, boiled, mashed (cooled)
       6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
       Chopped pecans, for serving
       3 tbsp Maple syrup
       1 cup sour cream
       2 pears, sliced

Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
  2. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, buttermilk, kumara and melted butter. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients, folding just until combined. The mix will be slightly lumpy.
  3. Combine the maple with the sour cream and set aside.
  4. Preheat the waffle baker and lightly grease it with butter. Add a portion of the batter to the waffle baker, close the lid and cook until fully baked. Remove the waffle then repeat with the remaining waffle batter.
  5. Top the waffles with pear, chopped pecans, maple and sour cream. Serve immediately.



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