Shrimp paste

pork leg meat • Parkia seeds (stink beans), as desired • Southern Thai curry paste • shrimp paste • kaffir lime leaves

shrimp paste • dried shrimp • medium garlic • medium shallots • chili peppers • palm sugar • limes • eggs • cha-om (acacia leaves) • mackerel

heaping tablespoon shrimp paste • bird's eye chilies • garlic • warm water • lime juice • stevia • boiled okra • boiled cauliflower • boiled broccoli • cucumber • fried salted fish or mackerel • spinach omelet (recipe available)

mango (sliced) • palm sugar • shrimp paste • MSG • fish sauce • water • chili powder • shallots (sliced)

galangal • ginger • lemongrass • shallots • shrimp paste • coconut sugar (300-400 grams) • finely toasted coconut

chicken (500 grams) • Thai eggplant • Pea eggplant • Fresh Thai basil • Kaffir lime • Red chili peppers • red curry paste with a little shrimp paste • coconut milk (500 ml) • water (400 ml) • palm sugar • fish sauce

dried shrimp • bird's eye chili • garlic • grilled shrimp paste • Thai eggplants • thinly sliced sour mango • pea eggplants • lime juice • palm sugar • fish sauce • pickled garlic • sweet pork •

cumin seeds • coriander seeds • coconut milk (about 500 ml) • large dried red chilies • -inch piece cinnamon stick • shrimp paste • fried shallots • fried garlic • kaffir lime zest • sliced galangal • lemongrass, sliced • pork ribs, cut into pieces as desired (about 500 grams) •

fresh watermeal (about 100 grams) • fresh shiitake mushrooms, straw mushrooms, or any fresh mushrooms (about 100 grams) • ground dried chili (about 80 grams) • fried shallots (about 60 grams) • fried garlic (about 30 grams) • fish sauce (about 30 grams) • palm sugar or coconut sugar (about 220 grams) • tamarind paste (about 80 grams) • sweet shrimp paste (about 25 grams) • salt (about 5 grams) • dried shrimp, soaked in water (about 25 grams) • oil (about 300 grams)

chicken drumsticks (1 kg) • fresh egg noodles for Khao Soi (1/2 kg) • vegetable oil (240 ml) • coconut milk (720 ml) • Curry Paste: • dried red chilies • garlic • small shallots • Peel from 1 kaffir lime • fingerroot • fresh turmeric • sliced lemongrass •

lemongrass • dried chilies • sliced galangal • toasted coriander seeds • toasted cumin seeds • curry powder • shrimp paste • salt • beef (about 500 grams) • coconut (about 400 grams) • small boiled potatoes • fried shallots

dried bird’s eye chilies, soaked until soft • shallots • garlic • sliced fingerroot • shrimp paste or vegetarian shrimp paste • fish sauce (60 ml) • tamarind juice (120 ml) • palm sugar (about 25 grams) • water (1 liter) • dried fish powder (optional) • eggs, made into an omelet with pak wan leaves • green papaya, sliced •

pumpkin • zucchini • curry paste • mackerel • chili peppers • shallots, garlic, salt

khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • coarsely ground pork • pork spare ribs • boiled chicken blood • small tomatoes • dried red cotton tree flowers (soaked until soft) • fermented soybean paste (or use miso if unavailable) • vegetable oil • small dried red chilies • cilantro roots • garlic • small shallots •

salmon head • pickled bamboo shoots (about 200 grams) • lime juice • seasoning powder • palm sugar • salt • fresh bird’s eye chilies • small red onion (shallot) • fresh turmeric • salt • shrimp paste • water (about 240 ml)

banana blossoms, trimmed to the pale inner part • pork ribs (about 200 grams) • acacia leaves, picked • wild betel leaves, roughly chopped • tomatoes, cut into wedges • vegetable oil • water (about 500 ml) • small dried chilies • small garlic cloves • shallots • salt • shrimp paste •

–10 oz catfish (200–300 grams) • –3 tablespoons Southern Thai curry paste • shrimp paste • –2 cups roughly chopped betel leaves (about 35–50 grams) • coconut cream (about 240 ml) • coconut milk (about 360 ml) • –2 ladles fish sauce (about 2–4 tablespoons) • sugar

medium green papaya • whole tilapia or snakehead fish, or sea bass (use whichever is convenient) • Southern Thai sour curry paste (about 50 grams) • good quality shrimp paste (about 20 grams) • fish sauce (about 15 ml) • limes, juiced • Fish sauce or salt, to taste

Whole black peppercorns (add more for extra heat) • About half a kaffir lime peel (adding more will make it bitter) • About 1 heaping tablespoon sliced galangal • lemongrass (using more gives the paste a tangy flavor) • Holy basil flowers (optional, but my family likes to add them) • salt • Sliced fingerroot • Thai garlic • Shallots • Dried chilies, soaked (for more heat, use dried bird's eye chilies; for milder flavor, mix with larger dried chilies) • shrimp paste (the kind I use is pinkish; if you use regular jarred shrimp paste, the paste will have a stronger smell and darker color, but it's fine to use if that's what you have. You can also wrap it in banana leaf and grill it first, if you like)

chicken breast (cut into bite-sized pieces) (about 100 grams) • green curry paste • shrimp paste • coconut milk (about 250 ml) • palm sugar • seasoning powder • small boiled potato (diced) • small onion (diced) • Thai eggplants • kaffir lime leaves (torn, stems removed) • red chili peppers (sliced diagonally) • Thai basil leaves •

Eel, cut into • Seasonings, to taste • Southern Thai red curry paste (dried chilies, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, fingerroot, black pepper), to taste • Shrimp paste, to taste • Coconut cream, to taste • Kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced

garlic • small shallots • small dried chilies + 8 large dried chilies • grilled fermented soybean (can substitute with shrimp paste if no allergies) • ground roasted coriander seeds • Sichuan peppercorns • ground cinnamon • lemongrass • galangal • cilantro roots • kaffir lime zest • roasted peanuts •

Green curry paste • Coconut milk • Fresh Thai basil • Kaffir lime • Red chili peppers (mild, such as spur chilies) • Chicken breast • Chicken blood tofu (optional) • Winter melon • Salt • Palm sugar • Shrimp paste • Water

coriander seeds (about 2 grams) • cumin seeds (about 2 grams) • Peel from 1/2 kaffir lime • galangal • lemongrass • Thai garlic • Thai red chilies • shrimp paste • salt • chicken (about 500 grams; use your preferred cut) • coconut milk (about 500 ml) • kaffir lime leaves •

medium green papaya • dried red chilies • shallots • shrimp paste • palm sugar • tamarind paste • fish sauce • white shrimp (about 450 grams) • salt

Nam Ngiao curry paste • pork cartilage bones • ground pork • ground pork, shaped into meatballs • shrimp paste • dried red cotton tree flowers (about one small bag) • small tomatoes • large block pork blood or 4 tubes pork blood • cilantro roots • Khanom Jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • Pickled mustard greens, sliced into • Chopped cilantro and green onions •

water (100 ml) • tamarind juice • large fresh shrimp, about 3 inches each (300 grams) • daikon radish • cauliflower florets • napa cabbage • dried chilies, soaked • shallots • garlic • shrimp paste • steamed mackerel

ground pork (500 grams) • pork soup bones (500 grams) • tomato • Nam Ngiao chili paste • pork blood curd • Cilantro, fried garlic, pickled mustard greens, bean sprouts, shredded cabbage (for garnish) • cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • shrimp paste

pork spare ribs (500 grams) • ground pork (30 grams) • pork or chicken blood curd, as preferred • fresh rice noodles (khanom jeen) (1 kilogram) • large onion, finely chopped • tomatoes (500 grams) • lemongrass, cut into 1-inch pieces • dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • shallots • dried red chilies, soaked (add more for extra heat) • shrimp paste • garlic •

pork tenderloin • coconut milk (about 250 grams) • tamarind paste • good-quality shrimp paste • heaping tablespoons palm sugar • Massaman curry paste (about 40 baht worth) • potatoes