Green Chilli Dressing

Name: Green Chilli Dressing
Yield: Makes 175 ml
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 90 ml fresh lime juice, strained; finely grated zest of ½ makrut lime; 40 g palm sugar; 3 tiny green bird’s-eye chillies; 2 teaspoons chopped galangal; 1 large clove garlic; 30 ml fish sauce; 3 large coriander roots; 1 teaspoon makrut lime juice, strained

Preparation info

Makes
175 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire

By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

About

This fiery Thai nam jim should be used within 2 hours of being made as it relies on its punchy freshness for maximum effect and flavour.

Ingredients

3 large coriander roots
1 large clove garlic
2 teaspoons chopped galangal

Asia
Thailand
Garnish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Pound the coriander, garlic, galangal and chillies in a mortar and pestle until smashed into a medium-fine paste. Make a sugar syrup by bringing the palm sugar and 20 ml water to simmering point. Add the sugar syrup to the paste and pound, then add the lime zest, juices and fish sauce. Taste and adjust if necessary.