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Nam Jim - Thai Dipping Sauce

Tangy and Spicy, Nam Jim is a Thai sauce made of fish sauce, chilli, lime and sugar. It can be used as a dipping sauce for meats, seafood and tofu or as a salad dressing.
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Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Thai
Calories: 46
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Birds Eye chilli or adjust according to desired spice levels
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 tablespoon palm sugar *you can substitute with brown sugar or honey
  • 1 tablespoon fresh coriander
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • Ground black pepper to taste
Optional
  • 1 teaspoon tamarind sauce

Equipment

  • Mortar and Pestle * if you don't have one, you can use a rolling pin and a sturdy bowl, a food processor, or a spice grinder.

Method
 

  1. In a mortar and pestle pound together 3 birds eye chillies (or adjust according to taste), 6 cloves peeled garlic, 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar / if using honey add in the next step), 1 tablespoon coriander and .ground black pepper to taste.
  2. Mix in 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 teaspoon tamarind sauce, if using. You're done!
  3. Serve with Grilled Mixed meats, seafood, tofu, or use as a salad dressing in our Thai Green Mango Salad. 

Notes

Try this as a salad dressing in our Thai Green Mango Salad.