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Kedgeree has long been our Christmas Day breakfast – the waft of spices and the cheery yellow of the eggs feel celebratory – but we eat it for dinner all year round.

Back in India it was originally a vegetarian dish of lentils and rice; the smoked fish and eggs were only added to suit British tastes. I like the mix of smoke with the spice, so I roast celeriac with smoked salt and stir it through; I use Anglesey’s Halen Môn smoked salt, but if you can’t find it, normal salt will do. I keep my eggs pretty runny, but if you like them firm, boil them for another minute or two.

To make this vegan, as I do for my brother and sister, leave out the eggs and use oil, not butter. If you can’t find curry leaves it will be delicious without them too

Duration
1hr - 1hr 10
Difficulty
Average
Serves
6
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Ingredients

  • 1 large celeriac
  • coconut oil, butter or ghee
  • smoked sea salt, or your normal sea salt
  • 2 onions
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 green chillies
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 20 curry leaves (optional)
  • 8 cardamom pods
  • 3 teaspoons coriander seeds
  • 3 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 400g basmati rice
  • 6 free-range or organic eggs
  • 8 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
  • the juice of 2 lemons
  • a bunch of fresh parsley
  • a bunch of fresh coriander
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Get all your ingredients and equipment together. Fill and boil a kettle.
  2. Thickly peel the celeriac, getting rid of any green bits, and cut it into 2cm pieces. Put it on a baking tray with a knob of coconut oil or butter, a hefty pinch of smoked salt and a good grind of black pepper and roast for 30 minutes, until tender.
  3. Peel and finely chop the onions and slice the garlic and chillies. Heat a good knob of coconut oil, butter or ghee in a large, ovenproof pan with a lid. Add the onions, garlic, bay and curry leaves and cook on a low heat for 10 minutes, until soft and sweet. Add the bashed cardamom pods and coriander seeds, the turmeric, chillies and a couple of hearty pinches of smoked salt and stir for another 3–4 minutes on a medium heat until the spices smell great. Take a tablespoonful of the onion mixture out of the pan and put aside for later.

Additional information

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Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days in fridge.

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