DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Burmese Egg Curry
Melissa Fox’s golden egg curry follows the traditional dish her father cooked from his childhood.
About Burmese Egg Curry
Melissa Fox’s golden egg curry follows the traditional dish her father cooked from his childhood. Halved boiled eggs are fried in turmeric oil until their surfaces develop a golden, blistered crust.
Shallots, garlic and ginger form the base of a tomato curry enriched with roasted belachan. Paprika, chilli powder and a little brown sugar season the sauce before the eggs return to the pan.
Green cayenne chilli, coriander and lime finish the dish. Fox recalls it served with steamed jasmine rice and mango chilli pickle, bringing the richly seasoned curry together with rice and a sharp accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Peanuts, Egg, Crustaceans.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Burmese Egg Curry
Melissa Fox’s family Burmese golden egg curry.
- Peanut oilCooking medium
- Prepared hard-boiled eggsProtein
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- ShallotsAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- Roasted belachan shrimp pasteSeasoning
- Ground paprikaSeasoning
- Chilli powderSeasoning
- Crushed tomatoesBase
- Brown sugarSweetener
- SaltSeasoning
- Green cayenne chilliesGarnish
- CorianderGarnish
- LimeAccompaniment
- Prepared steamed jasmine riceAccompaniment
- Mango chilli pickleAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Peanut oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Peanuts source-confirmed. Actual40 offered peanut oil selected, Peanut.
- Prepared hard-boiled eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual42 prepared boiled/peeled/halved eggs; Egg, upstream process unspecified.
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Shallots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Roasted belachan shrimp paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Actual52 explicitly dried shrimp paste; Crustaceans. Full product formula unknown.
- Ground paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Crushed tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual canned crushed tomatoes58, full product formula unknown.
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green cayenne chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual64 green cayenne, broader cultivar mapping.
- Coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lime: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Prepared steamed jasmine rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual family service33, prepared rice process unprovided.
- Mango chilli pickle: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33–34 father's customary accompanying pickle, full formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Myanmar association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Myanmar
- MyanmarCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Burmese Cuisine
- Burmese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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