Nam Jim Jaew Recipe (Thai Chili Sauce)
This easy nam jim jaew recipe makes a delicious Thai chili sauce with only 5 ingredients, ready in 5 minutes and perfect to pair with just about anything!
Ingredients
- 1/2 lime
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1/2 tbsp chilli flakes
- 1/2 tbsp toasted rice powder
Instructions
- Add fish sauce, fresh lime juice, white sugar, dried chili flakes, and toasted rice powder into a mixing bowl.
- Gently stir all ingredients with a spoon until everything is well mixed. Garnish with coriander or freshly chopped green onions. After mixing, let the flavors meld together for 5 minutes.
Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- After mixing, let rest 5 minutes, so that the flavors from the different ingredients blend together.
- This is a very versatile dipping sauce that can be combined with many sorts of food. It doesn't even have to be Thai food per se. In Isan, we mostly eat it with all types of grilled meat and sticky rice.
Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 740mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 602IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
