Cardamom rice with poached eggs and yoghurt

Name: Cardamom rice with poached eggs and yoghurt
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp coriander seeds; 8 cardamom pods; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 400 g basmati rice; coarse sea salt and black pepper; 8 medium free-range eggs; 6 fresh curry leaves; 6 tbsp lime juice; 8 tbsp Greek yoghurt; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 720 ml water; 2 fresh green chillies, thinly sliced; 70 g parsley leaves, chopped; 70 g coriander leaves, chopped; 2 medium onions, finely chopped; 4 tbsp groundnut oil, plus extra to finish; 2 tsp ground turmeric

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Published 2010

About

This is what you should cook on a late Sunday morning to really spoil your family. I can’t get enough of it. Additions will be welcomed: consider peas, French beans, fried onions, buttered sunflower seeds and even sultanas.

Ingredients

4 tbsp groundnut oil, plus extra to finish
2 medium onions, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves

Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. Start with the rice. Heat up the groundnut oil in a large, heavy, ovenproof saucepan for which you have a tight-fitting lid. Add the onions and garlic and sauté on a low he