Nam Jim Jaew recipe without sugar

Step 1

Start with uncooked rice on the stovetop. Simply dry roast the uncooked rice in a frying pan, with no oil, and toast the rice at medium to medium-high heat until the rice is golden brown. Once cooled, ground the rice into a coarse powder, and set aside for a minute. More detailed instructions on how to make Toasted rice powder.

Step 2

Finely chop the fresh herbs and place them in a medium-sized bowl.

Step 3

Warm up the honey in the microwave for 20-30 seconds until it's at a liquid consistency. Pour the honey, when cooled, over the fresh herbs in the bowl.

Step 4

Add fish sauce, lime juice, tamarind puree, and chili flakes.

Step 5

Stir everything together, taste, and adjust the flavor as needed.

Step 6

Lastly, add the star ingredient, and the toasted rice powder, and mix all the ingredients in a bowl. You can add 1-2 Tbsp of water if the sauce is a bit too thick for you and adjust with more fish sauce, lime juice, honey, or tamarind to your liking.