Vegetarian Kedgree

I saw a recipe for Mackrel kedgree in a cook book about pub grub I was gifted at Christmas. While it looked very appetizing I decided to try making it without the fish and the results are truly outstanding. It takes about 30 minutes to make and features regularly as a mid-week meal!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Basmati rice (wash, till water rund clear)
• 2 carrots (cut into small pieces)
• 1 onion (chopped finely)
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder (or couple cloves of garlic chopped)
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• Handful of Curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp mild Curry powder
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt to taste
• Little over 1.5 cups boiling water.
• Fresh Coriander leaves
• Oil

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once the seeds start to crackle add the curry leaves and cook for one minute.

Next add the chopped onions, carrots, salt and bay leaf and cook for about ten minutes stirring constantly.

Add the washed rice, turmeric and curry powder and mix well.

Add boiling water and bring to a boil. Let it boil for a one minute. Next reduce the heat to low and cover and cook for eight minutes.

Turn off the heat and let the rice sit for a minimum of five minutes. Fluff the rice and serve hot with raita.