Nik Sharma’s recipes for spiced French onion soup and Indian-style Turkish eggs
A spice-rich twist on a classic soup, and poached eggs with garlic yoghurt and green chutney
While purists might scoff and find the combination of spices in my French onion soup a little blasphemous, do give it a shot. Nigella seeds are the best flavour-enhancer for onions, while using ghee instead of butter adds a warm, nutty, caramel flavour. Then, my Indian-inspired twist on çılbır, the classic Turkish breakfast of poached eggs with yoghurt. It features my go-to poached egg method, which I learned from Nigella Lawson.
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© Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Lucy Turnbull. Food styling assistant: Lilli Gavin.

© Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Lucy Turnbull. Food styling assistant: Lilli Gavin.

© Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Lucy Turnbull. Food styling assistant: Lilli Gavin.