INGREDIENTS
20 Thai bird chilies (พริกขี้หนูสวน)
15 cloves of garlic (กระเทียม)
6 tablespoons lime juice (น้ำมะนาว)
3 tablespoons water (น้ำเปล่า)
2 tablespoons fish sauce (น้ำปลา), alternatively use only salt or some salt and some fish sauce if you don't like the fishy sauce flavor - some Thais prefer using only salt in their seafood sauce.
½ teaspoon of salt for pounding the chilies and garlic (เกลือ)
1 tablespoon table sugar or palm sugar (น้ำตาล) - or you can use much less like I prefer