Beef in Ale with Horseradish Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g lean stewing beef (cubed)
• 2 onions (sliced)
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 2 1/2 cups well-flavoured dark beer
• 1 tbsp currant jelly
• 1 tsp whole-grain mustard
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 carrots (peeled and thickly sliced)
• 200 g baby or small turnips (trimmed and quartered if necessary)
• 4 large portobello mushrooms (thickly sliced)
• 1 1⁄4 cups self-rising flour
• 6 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• 2 tsp horseradish sauce
• 2 tbsp 1% milk (or as needed)