1
: an Indian dish of seasoned rice, beans, lentils, and sometimes smoked fish
2
: cooked or smoked fish, rice, hard-boiled eggs, and seasoning heated in cream
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Kedgeree, India/Britain Said to have been a favorite of Queen Victoria, the Anglo-Indian dish called kedgeree traces its roots to the far more ancient spiced lentil Indian dish, khichiri, which dates to the 14th century.
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Terry Ward, CNN, 4 May 2023
Brits, for example, morphed khichdi into kedgeree, adding smoked fish and egg.
—Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2020
Remember when Daisy’s perfect kedgeree convinces the visiting Harold Levinson that English food (and English cooks) are legit?
—Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019
Begin with kedgeree, the rice and smoked fish combination that Brits make with elements of Indian food, or Coronation chicken, a dish invented for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when she was crowned.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2018
MAKE THIS Quick kedgeree with yogurt sauce Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
—Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
MAKE THIS
Quick kedgeree with yogurt sauce
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
—Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
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Terry Ward, CNN, 4 May 2023
Brits, for example, morphed khichdi into kedgeree, adding smoked fish and egg.
—Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2020
Remember when Daisy’s perfect kedgeree convinces the visiting Harold Levinson that English food (and English cooks) are legit?
—Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019
Begin with kedgeree, the rice and smoked fish combination that Brits make with elements of Indian food, or Coronation chicken, a dish invented for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when she was crowned.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2018
MAKE THIS Quick kedgeree with yogurt sauce Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
—Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
MAKE THIS
Quick kedgeree with yogurt sauce
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
—Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
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