World Flavors Cookbook

Nam Phrik Num (Green Chili Dip)

Name: Nam Phrik Num (Green Chili Dip)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 8 large mild green chilies; 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled; 4 shallots, unpeeled; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp lime juice; Cilantro; Assorted raw vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, cabbage)

Roasted long green chilies, garlic, and shallots pounded into a smoky, moderately spicy dip — served with raw vegetables and sticky rice.

Cuisine: Laos

Ingredients

8 large mild green chilies
6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
4 shallots, unpeeled
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
Cilantro
Assorted raw vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, cabbage)

Instructions

Grill or char chilies, garlic, and shallots directly over flame until blackened.
Peel. Remove seeds from chilies if less heat desired.
Pound in a mortar — keep texture rough.
Season with fish sauce and lime juice.
Top with cilantro. Serve with raw vegetables and sticky rice.