Nam Prik Kapi

Name: Nam Prik Kapi
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tbsp shrimp paste, toasted; 5 cloves garlic; 6 bird's eye chillies; 3 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp palm sugar; Pea aubergines, crushed; Fried short mackerel and fresh vegetables, to serve

น้ำพริกกะปิ/nam prik ga-PEE/

Also known as: Nam Phrik Kapi, Shrimp Paste Chilli Dip

About this dish

A pungent shrimp paste and chilli relish served with fried mackerel, crisp vegetables and an omelette.

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Ingredients

🫙2 tbsp shrimp paste, toasted

🧄5 cloves garlic

🌶️6 bird's eye chillies

🍋3 tbsp lime juice

🍬1 tbsp palm sugar

🍆Pea aubergines, crushed

🐟Fried short mackerel and fresh vegetables, to serve

Method

Serves 4

Pound the garlic and chillies.

Add the toasted shrimp paste and pound to a paste.

Add the palm sugar and lime juice and mix well.

Stir in the crushed pea aubergines.

Serve with fried mackerel, an omelette and fresh vegetables.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nam prik kapi is one of the most traditional Thai meals: a bowl of relish surrounded by fresh and boiled vegetables and fried pla tu (short mackerel).

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