Authentic Thai Food Recipes Made With Mortar and Pestle

Sliced mango arranged around jeow mak muang, presented on a woven bamboo tray with onions and dried chilies.

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Jeow Mak Muang Recipe (Lao Fruit Dipping Sauce)

15 mins Beginner

Detailed close-up of jeow mak len, showcasing its rich colors, and fresh ingredients, with grilled meat and vegetables around it.

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Jeow Mak Len (Lao Tomato Dipping Sauce Recipe)

15 mins Beginner

Top-down view of Thai basil pesto in a glass cup on a wooden cutting board. Scattered around it are roasted cashews, a lime wedge, salt, Thai basil, and a small wooden mortar and pestle.

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10-Minute Thai Basil Pesto Recipe

15 mins Beginner

Top-down view of Thai tom yum paste in a clay sauce cup with herbs and spices.

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Tom Yum Paste Recipe

25 mins Beginner

Authentic Thai mango salad featuring chili flakes, crispy fish snacks, and fine slices of shallots, with a wooden fork serving a portion.

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Authentic Thai Mango Salad Recipe

15 mins Beginner

Thai corn salad made with sweetcorn, yard-long beans, tomatoes, red chilies, and carrots, served in a clay dish on a banana leaf.

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Easy Thai Corn Salad Recipe

25 mins Beginner

Thai panang curry paste in a clay cup with sliced lemongrass, galangal, and shallots scattered around.

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Thai Panang Curry Paste recipe

30 mins Intermediate

Thai Massaman curry paste in a clay cup surrounded by fresh herbs and spices.

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Thai Massaman Curry Paste Recipe

40 mins Beginner

Thai green curry paste in wooden spoon over granite mortar.

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How to Make Green Curry Paste

30 mins Intermediate

A clay cup with Thai red curry paste surrounded by herbs and spices.

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How to Make Thai Red Curry Paste

25 mins Beginner

An overhead shot of Thai chili paste or nam prik pao in a clay sauce cup.

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Homemade Thai Chili Paste Recipe (Nam Prik Pao)

30 mins Intermediate

Spicy vinegar dipping sauce in a terracotta bowl garnished with fresh cilantro.

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Spicy Vinegar Dipping Sauce Recipe

10 mins Beginner

Spicy Isan glass noodles with chicken in a clay pot and sticky rice on a bamboo serving tray with flowers.

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Spicy Isan Glass Noodles With Chicken

30 mins Beginner

Thai mango dipping sauce in a clay sauce cup, with parts of green mango spread around it.

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Thai Mango Dipping Sauce Recipe

20 mins Beginner

Thai grilled squid with dipping sauce in clay dishes.

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Thai Grilled Squid With Dipping Sauce

50 mins Intermediate

Close-up of nam prik noom, a Northern Thai roasted chili dip, in a glass cup. Above and underneath the dip are parts of fresh vegetables and pork crackling.

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Nam Prik Noom Recipe (Thai Roasted Chili Dip)

30 mins Beginner

Close-up of nam prik ong, a Thai pork and tomato dipping sauce.

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Authentic Nam Prik Ong Recipe

45 mins Intermediate

Som tam pla ra in a white plate with fresh vegetables and a mortar and pestle in the background.

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Som Tam Pla Ra

15 mins Beginner

Thai chili flakes in a black spoon on a wooden background.

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Thai Chili Flakes Recipe (Prik Bon)

15 mins Beginner

Close-up of toasted rice powder in a black spoon on a wooden cutting board. Behind it is a glass container with more of the powder.

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How To Make Toasted Rice Powder (Thai khao khua)

15 mins Beginner

Tam sua on a banana leaf and a bamboo place mat.

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Tam Sua (Rice Vermicelli Papaya Salad)

15 mins Beginner

Nam jim seafood, served with grilled squid.

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Nam Jim Seafood (Spicy Thai Seafood Dipping Sauce)

10 mins Beginner

Close-up of nam prik kapi in a sauce cup. Fresh vegetables, chilies, egg, and mackerel are surrounding the chili dip.

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Nam Prik Kapi (Thai Shrimp Paste Chili Dip)

15 mins Beginner

Thai long bean salad with tomatoes, yard long beans, tomatoes, limes and dried chili peppers.

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Thai Long Bean Salad Recipe

10 mins Beginner