No Meat Bean & Mushroom Chilli with Cheesy Dumplings

• ▢ 2 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
• ▢ 700 g chestnut mushrooms, minced, not blitzed in a food processor
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• ▢ ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes
• ▢ ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ▢ 1 tsp ground cumin
• ▢ 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ▢ 2 tbsp plain flour
• ▢ 500 mls water
• ▢ 400g g kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• ▢ 1 tbsp Bovril
• ▢ 2 veg stock cubes, (2 x 10g)
• ▢ salt
• ▢ pepper

Dumplings

• ▢ 225 g self-raising flour
• ▢ 120 g cold butter, ½ cm small cubes
• ▢ 200 g strong cheddar, roughly grated
• ▢ 2 pinches salt
• ▢ 1 medium egg
• ▢ cold water to make a soft mix