
Salads & starters
Chayo shamu (mushroom pie)
A Bhutanese pie filled with shamu mushrooms and melting cheese, enclosed in golden pastry. It is often prepared for festivals and shared meals.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Pâte
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
455 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 15.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 32 g
- of which sugars
- 3.5 g
- Fat
- 28.8 g
- Fiber
- 2.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Mix the flour, salt and cold butter cut into cubes with your fingertips until the texture is sandy.
- Gradually add the egg and cold water, knead quickly, wrap in cling film and chill for 20 minutes.
- Finely slice the onion and mushrooms, and cook them in the oil for 10 minutes until the water has evaporated.
- Add the chopped chillies, turmeric, salt and pepper, then leave to cool.
- Roll out the pastry, line a pie dish with it, add the mushroom filling and grated cheese, and cover with a second layer of pastry.
- Brush with egg yolk and bake at 190 °C for 35 minutes, until the crust is well golden.
Variations and tips
Family version. Make small individual pies in muffin tins and reduce the baking time to 20 minutes.
More ideas
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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