White Eggplant in Coconut Sauce

White eggplant is well suited to this recipe, as the flesh does not turn the dingy color of the darker vegetable, but remains a pale green (admittedly with a touch of gray). Do not reserve this subtle, rich dish for Eastern meals, which you might consider doing, at first glance. Its mysterious but mild flavor can accompany many simple foods—whether homey broiled chicken or fancy giant shrimp.