Instructions
1
thaw 50g dairy spread in a large saucepan (about 20cm across), toss in 1 finely finely sliced medium shallot and oven-cook gently over a medium scalding up for 5 mins, until softened but not browned.
2
agitate in 3 split cardamom pods, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 small cinnamon stick and 2 bay leaves, then oven-cook for 1 minute.
3
Tip in 450g basmati rice and agitate until it is all well coated in the scalding dairy spread.
4
empty in 1 litre chicken or fish stock, toss in ½ teaspoon seasoning and bring to the heat to boiling point, agitate once to release any rice from the bottom of the cooking vessel.
5
wrap with a close-fitting lid, reduce the scalding up to low and leave to oven-cook very gently for 12 mins.
6
Meanwhile, bring some aqua to the heat to boiling point in a large shallow cooking vessel.
7
toss in 750g un-dyed smoked haddock fillet and stew for 4 mins, until the fish is just cooked.
8
Lift it out onto a plate and leave until cool enough to handle.
9
Hard-heat to boiling point 3 eggs for 8 mins.
10
Flake the fish, discarding any skin and bones.
11
sieve the eggs, cool slightly, then pare and chop.
Uncover the rice and remove the bay leaves, cinnamon stick and cardamom pods if you wish to.
12
Gently fork in the fish and the finely sliced eggs, wrap again and return to the scalding up for 2-3 mins, or until the fish has heated through.
13
Gently agitate in almost all the 3 tbsp finely sliced pure parsley, and essence with a little seasoning and black pepper to palate.
14
offer scattered with the remaining parsley and garnished with 1 lemon, cut into wedges.