Thai Spicy Curry (Nam Ya)

Many foreigners know Khanom Jeen or soft fresh rice noodles very well but do not know that Thai cuisine has many curry sauce to eat with. Nam Ya Pa or Jungle curry is one of curry sauces that are very popular in Thailand and you can find this curry easily in many areas. This curry sauce has many Thai spices and herbs mixed together.

Ingredients 

• 500 g of rice noodle
• 800 g of fish
• 5 cup of water
• 5-6 Kaffir lime leaves
• 3 lemongrass 
• 3-4 turmeric
• 1 tbsp of salt
• 1 tbsp of sugar

For curry paste

• 5 dried red chili, soak
• 10-15 bird chili
• 3 tbsp of lemongrass
• 3 tbsp of galangal
• 2 tbsp of turmeric
• 4-5 shallots
• 10-15 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp of shrimp paste
• 1 tsp of black pepper corn

To do

1. Cut fish in half.
2. Crush lemongrass and turmeric set aside.
3. Boil the water add lemongrass, turmeric, Kaffir lime leaves, salt, sugar and fish into pot. Simmer until cook than cool down.
4. Pound dried red chili, bird chili and black pepper corn until smooth
5. Add lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, garlic, shallots, shrimp paste and cooked fish pound until all ingredients combine.
6. Add curry paste into fish stock.
7. Serve rice noodles with spicy curry sauce and vegetable. Ready to serve.