# Nam Prik Kapi Recipe (Thai Shrimp Paste Dipping Sauce)

Cuisine: thai · Time: 10 minutes · Servings: 2

## Ingredients

- 8 cloves garlic
- 3  chilies (to taste)
- 1½ tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp fermented shrimp paste
- 1½ tbsp palm sugar
- ½ cup pea eggplants

## Steps

1. Pound the garlic and chilies in a mortar and pestle until lightly crushed.
2. Add the shrimp paste, fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar. Pound and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture forms a coarse paste.
3. Add the pea eggplants and gently press them against the side of the mortar to crack them open. Mix once more and serve immediately.

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Source: hungryinthailand — https://hungryinthailand.com/nam-prik-kapi/
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