Prik Nam Pla

Name: Prik Nam Pla
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 4 tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 tbsp fish sauce, good quality; 4 Thai bird's eye chilis, thinly sliced; 3 clove garlic cloves, minced fine; 2 tsp palm sugar, finely chopped; fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

Prik Nam Pla (Thai Fish Sauce Chili Condiment)

Four ingredients, thirty seconds of stirring, and you've got Thailand's most essential table condiment. This bright, salty-hot sauce appears at nearly every Thai meal, ready to wake up everything from fried rice to grilled fish.

ThaiAsianSauceQuick MealsNo Cook

Prep5 min

Cook—

Total5 min

Servings—

Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

4 tbspfresh lime juice
2 tbspfish sauce, good quality
4 Thai bird's eye chilis, thinly sliced
3 clovegarlic cloves, minced fine
2 tsppalm sugar, finely chopped
fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped(optional)

Instructions

Mix the lime juice, fish sauce, sliced chilis, minced garlic, and palm sugar in a small bowl. Stir vigorously until the palm sugar completely dissolves — this takes about 30 seconds of determined stirring. Taste and adjust the balance if needed, then scatter cilantro on top if using. Serve immediately or let it sit for 10 minutes to let the flavors meld.