Southwestern Stew on Soft Polenta

Ingredients

• ground cumin
  1 tsp
• chili powder
  ½ tsp
• ground coriander
  ½ tsp
• vegetable broth
  3 cups
• peeled

  cubed winter squash, such as butternut or delicata (¾-inch pieces)
  2½ cups
• all-purpose potato

  peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
  1 large
• frozen corn
  1 cup
• bay leaf
  1 unit
• salt

  or more to taste
  ½ tsp
• Tbs. tomato paste
  1 unit
• dried basil
  ½ tsp
• pinch ground cinnamon
  1 large
• Freshly ground pepper or cayenne

  to taste
  1 unit
• recipe basic polenta (soft version)
  1 unit
• finely chopped red bell pepper for garnish
  1 unit
• all-purpose flour
  1½ tbsp
• + 1 tsp olive oil
  1 tbsp
• onion

  chopped
  1 large
• cloves garlic

  minced
  2 medium