Acorn Squash Curry with Autumn Squash Samosa

Ingredients

Yield:

4 servings

• Squash Curry ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 pc white onion, fine diced
  • 2 pcs garlic, fine minced
  • 2 inch piece ginger, fine minced
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, diced
  • 2 tbsp Garam masala spice blend
  • 3 tsp whole cumin
  • 1 pc acorn squash, diced
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp heavy cream
  • Salt and pepper

• Squash Samosa ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 pc butternut squash, fine diced
  • ½ pc white onions, fine diced
  • 1 pc garlic, fine minced
  • ½ tsp cumin, ground
  • ½ tsp Garam masala spice blend
  • ½ tsp ginger, ground
  • 1 tsp Madras curry powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • salt and pepper
  • Soft tortilla wraps
  • 1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Difficulty:

Medium

Time:

30 MinutesPrep time

Total Time:

90 MinutesTotal time

1. Squash Curry preparation

   1. Add butter into a heavy bottom pot, and melt
   2. Add the onions, garlic, and ginger and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent browning on the onions
   3. Add the tomatoes, Garam masala, and cumin and simmer for 30 minutes
   4. Using a hand blender, puree the ingredients in the pot, until you have reached your desired consistency
   5. Add the diced squash and cook for another 20-30 minutes over medium heat
   6. Add honey, and cream and check for seasoning

2. Squash Samosa

   1. Preheat oven to 425 F
   2. Cut tortilla shells into 2 inch wide by 8 inch long strips, place aside for later
   3. Place oil, squash, onions, and garlic in a pot and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes
   4. Add the cumin, Garam masala, ginger, and curry powder, reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes
   5. Add the sugar and check seasoning
   6. Take 1 strip of tortilla shell and place a tablespoon of filling one centimeter above the bottom of the strip
   7. Fold from the bottom up, to form a small triangle, covering the filling with the tortilla shell
   8. Continue to fold, now in the opposite direction, maintaining the triangular shape. Repeat folding until you have used up the full length of the tortilla shell.
   9. Use a bit of beaten egg, and dab the end piece of tortilla shell before your final fold to seal
   10. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes