Put the spices ingredients into a food processor or a blender, blend with high speed until become a smooth paste.

Use high heat. Fry the marinated fish until turns into golden brown colour. Set aside.

Then change to medium heat.Sauté the ground spices with small amount of cooking oil, add kaffir lime leaves, bay leaves and lemon grass. Fry them until fragrance.

Add in gram bean and carrots, cook them until soften. Add in salt, sugar and vinegar. Stir until well combined. until fragrant. Pour some water into it. Stir.
Add lime juice. Stir and wait until it turns into thick liquid.

Add sliced shallot, sliced red chilies, whole red hot chilies, stir well. Wait until they become wilted.
Add the fried fish. Let the fish absorb the spices.
Then ready to serve with warm cooked rice or mashed potato.