Extremely savoury and delicious! The amount of liquid is this fragrant pie makes lots of scrumptious gravy, so you wont need to make any extra. Mushrooms are the only vegetarian food source of vitamin D and shiitake mushrooms in particular are one of best for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the tofu (and peas) add protein and the thyme has strong antioxidant properties

উপকরণ চার কাজ করে

2 medium leeks, চিরা

4 রসুন লবঙ্গ, কিমা

150ছ (5 এবং একটি 1/4 আউন্স) of shiitake mushrooms

250ছ (9 আউন্স) of mixed white and brown mushrooms

15ছ (half an ounce) porcini শুকনো মাশরুম

10ছ (1/3 একটি আউন্স) or a few sprigs of thyme stems

2 tablespoons of dark soy sauce

110ছ (4 আউন্স) of frozen peas

200ছ (7 আউন্স) firm tofu, cubed (aprox. one inch pieces)

2 tablespoons of cornflour

a 320g (11 আউন্স) pack of ready made puff pastry (I used a JusRol chilled sheet)

জলপাই তেল

লবণ এবং মরিচ

পদ্ধতি

200C তন্দুর (400ফল, গ্যাস চিহ্ন 6)

Put the leek in a large lidded saucepan with some olive oil (about three tablespoons) season with salt (not too much as soy sauce will be added as well) and pepper, stir occasionally and sweat for about 15 মিনিট

In the meantime put the dried porcini in a cup or small bowl and pour 300ml (10 এবং একটি 1/2 তরল আউন্স) of hot water over them

Add the chopped garlic to the leeks in the saucepan

Remove the leaves from the thyme stalks and add these to the leeks and garlic

Add the shitake, tearing any bigs ones up

Chop the rest of the mushrooms and add these

Strain the rehydrated porcini saving all the liquid and add this. Chop the porcini into small pieces and add

Add the peas

Add the soy sauce

Remove the pastry from the fridge

Add the tofu and mix the cornflour with a little of cold water and stir this in and slowly bring to the boil and

Add the cubed tofu

Pour the mixture into a large dish (I used one that was 8 inches by 10 inches or 20cm by 25cm and folded the edges of the pasty over, )and top with the pastry sheet, spray or brush the top with oil and cut an air vent in the top with the tip of a knife

Bake for 20 থেকে 40 minutes until the pie is golden brown and the pastry is cooked through

(I know the packet pastry is a cop out but Im not going to make puff pastry any more than Im going to make filo. My next pastry recipe will include my own wholewheat crust…perhaps)