Thai Chili Dipping Sauce | Nam Jim Jaew | น้ำจิ้มแจ่ว
This Thai chili dipping sauce or nam jim jaew น้ำจิ้มแจ่ว is sweet, sour and mildly hot. It's a very quick and easy recipe that doesn't call for any tamarind, and great with any type of grilled or fried meat, sticky rice, and fresh vegetables. If you're a fan of Thai food, you're definitely going to love this flavorful sauce!
Ingredients
- 1 green onion
- 2 shallots
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Thai chili flakes buy these here or learn how to make them from this post
- 1 tablespoon toasted rice powder buy this here or learn how to make it from this post
Instructions
- Cut and remove the root of the green onion, finely chop the rest, and set aside.
- Peel the shallots and slice them thinly then set aside.
- Pour the fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar to a bowl and use a spoon to stir until the sugar is fully dissolved.
- Add the chili flakes and continue to stir.
- When ready to serve, add the toasted rice powder and stir until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Add the chopped green onion and sliced shallots and stir again before serving.
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Notes
- Keep the toasted rice powder, green onions and shallots separated until ready to serve. This can prevent the issues of the powder absorbing the sauce and drying it out, and the fresh ingredients getting too mushy.
- Depending on your preference, if you want to increase thickness of the sauce, use more toasted rice powder than suggested. If you want it to be runnier, use less.