serves
2
prep
10 minutes
cook
50 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
50
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Ingredients
- 1 fillet (320 g) smoked Murray cod
- ¾ cup basmati rice
- pinch of saffron threads
- 1 tbsp ghee (plus 2 tbsp extra to make crispy curry leaves and shallots)
- ½ brown onion, diced
- 2.5 cm ginger, diced
- 1 garlic, diced
- 12 curry leaves
- 3 tsp curry powder
- 1 cup peas, blanched in salt water
- ½ bunch coriander, stalks chopped, leaves for garnish
- 2 eggs
To serve
- 1 cup Greek yoghurt or sheep's yoghurt
- 1 lemon, cheeks removed
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
- Fried shallots, to serve
Instructions
- Place Murray cod in a 100°C oven to warm through for 20 minutes. Wash rice and cook (about 10-15 minutes – see Note for rice-cooking tips) with 280 ml water and a pinch of saffron.
- Place ghee, onions, ginger, garlic, curry powder, 6 curry leaves and a pinch of salt and pepper into a medium heated pan. Stir until fragrant and onions are soft.
- Once rice is cooked, toss in the peas, onion garlic spice mix, chopped coriander stems and flaked Murray cod and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Cook room temperature eggs in boiling water for 6 minutes. Plunge in ice water for 3 minutes then peel and cut in half.
- To make crispy curry leaves, fry the remaining leaves in a pan with hot ghee then drain.
- To serve, place a dollop of yoghurt on a plate and top with curry rice. Garnish with lemon wedge, jammy egg, sliced celery and coriander leaves. Garnish with crispy curry leaves and crispy shallots. Eat at room temperature or warm.
Note
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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