Smoked Haddock Kedgeree
Whether it’s a hearty breakfast, a light lunch or a healthy dinner this delicious meal is perfect.
Khichri the original dish has been traced back as far as 1370 in India. It was then brought to the UK in the 1800’s where it seemed the Victorians had a taste for a curry and this became a popular breakfast dish for the upper classes. Like most things in cooking, this is a versatile dish that you can add a little spice to with some dry chili. Instead of a hardboiled egg, why not try a poached egg so that rich yolk goes into the rest of the sauce.
Ingredients
- 100g butter
- 150g basmati rice
- 300ml salted water
- 1 tub smoked haddock chowder
- 2 hardboiled eggs peeled and quartered
- 2 tablespoons of ginger finely chopped
- 2 large shallots thinly sliced into rings
- 2 level tablespoons curry powder
- ¼ bunch of Sandys coriander roughly chopped
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Method
The Rice
- Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear
- Warm 50g of butter and coat the rice in the warm butter
- Add the water and a pinch of salt
- Bring the water up to a steady simmer slowly, as soon as it bubbles place a lid on it and cook very slowly for about 10 mins
- After 10 mins take the lid off, if there is any water left in the pan take it off the heat replace the lid for a further 3 minutes let the rest of the water get absorbed
The Sauce
- Add the rest of the butter to a suitable saucepan and heat gently until it starts to foam and bubble
- Add the shallots, a pinch of salt, ginger and curry powder to the saucepan and cook while stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes. You may need to decrease the heat as you don’t want to burn the curry powder
- Add the chowder to everything else and bring it to the boil
- To finish, add the chopped coriander to the sauce, add the eggs to the rice, pour over the sauce
Tip:
If the rice is done before the sauce just cling film the rice in the warm pan but take it off the heat. If you want to do a poached egg, try cooking it in a deep sauce pan with about 10% white wine vinegar to water and use fresh fridge cold eggs to get that nice shape.
