Chili and Tomato Dip (Nam Prik Num)

Ingredients:

• 2 lg Banana chilies
• 3 lg Shallots, peeled and halved
• 5 Cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 Medium-sized ripe tomatoes
• 1 tb Chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tb Fish sauce
• 1 tb Fresh lime juice

Preparation:

• Serve as a dip with raw vegetables or as a condiment.
• If the chilies are very hot, you may want to seed them.
• Dry-frying, a method of roasting, is simply frying without fat.