Thai Dipping Sauce with Dried Chili (น้ำจิ้มแจ่ว)

Jaew, a very versatile dipping sauce, is one of my favorites. Here it is accompanying some grilled pork neck.

Ingredients

 - 1/3 cup of fish sauce 

 - The juice of one lime 

 - About 1/4 cup of shallots, thinly sliced

 - 2 teaspoons of grated palm sugar (if not available, brown sugar can be substituted) 

- About 1/4 cup of shallots, thinly sliced

- About 1/4 cup of cilantro, roughly chopped (leaves and stems)

- 1 tablespoon of toasted rice powder (Khao Khua)

- 1 tablespoon of coarse ground dried red chili flakes

To make, combine all ingredients in a bowl, taste, and add lime juice, fish sauce or sugar to your liking.