Paleo Indian-Inspired Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Ingredients

• good expeller-pressed oil (I use grapeseed)
• ½ to 1 pound beef stew meat
• ¼ cup almond flour
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 1 small onion or fennel bulb, chopped
• 2 cloves, garlic, minced or microplaned
• ½ cup dry red wine
• 4 oz mushrooms, cleaned and halved (or quartered if large)
• 1 -2 carrots, cut in chunks (or use 1 1/2 cups or more of baby carrots)
• 1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes (or can use white potatoes)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup low sodium beef broth
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder (or more)
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp cumin
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• ⅛ tsp gound cinnamon
• ¼ tsp coriander
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 to 2 Tbsp tapioca starch or arrowroot in 1/2 cup cooking liquid or water