Khayan Jin Thee Thoke

Ingredients

• Neutral vegetable oil (such as avocado or grapeseed oil) for frying
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• All-purpose flour for coating the sliced shallots
• Salt
• 1 tsp gram (chickpea) flour
• 1/3 cup (50 g) unsalted roasted peanuts
• 2 (300 g) tomatoes, at room temperature, quartered (if your tomatoes are larger, cut them into eighths)
• 1 green finger chile, deseeded and thinly sliced
• 1 Tbsp dried shrimp (optional)
• 3 to 5 Tbsp (45 to 75 ml) garlic oil
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 2 tsp fish sauce (omit to make vegetarian, then season with salt)
• A small handful of cilantro
• Step 3 Crush the peanuts using a pestle and mortar or pulse a few times in a food processor to the size of the nubs you get in a crunchy peanut butter.
• Step 5 Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with crispy shallots. Serve immediately.