Khayan Thee Hnut (Burmese Eggplant Curry) | Saveur

Khayan Thee Hnut (Burmese Eggplant Curry) | Saveur

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Eggplant is simmered to melting softness in a fantastically pungent curry fortified by shrimp paste, a recipe from home cook Khin Thuzar in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp. dried shrimp, rinsed
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 (1") piece of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. ground turmeric
  • 4 small Japanese eggplants, peeled, quartered lengthwise and halved crosswise
  • Cooked white rice, for serving
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced

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