Dry fry bacon till juices start to run and cook for 2 mins, remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Add leeks and potato to pan, cover and sweat for 5 mins, Stir in the stock and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15mins. Cool slightly and blend till smooth. Add chives and bacon and reheat.

Fry onions in 1 oz of butter until golden, add cumin seeds and fry for a further few seconds. Add the rice then stir in boiling water, bay leaves and seasoning. Bring to the boil then simmer for 20-30 mins until the rice is cooked and all the water absorbed. Stir in the rest of the butter and fork to separate grains. Add large flakes of fish and heat for a moment or two. Serve with hard boiled eggs.