Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  10                    fresh red chilies
   2                    onions
   5      cloves        garlic
                        a small piece of trassi -- (firm paste of
                        rotted shrimp)
   5                    candlenuts
   5      milliliters   tamarind concentrate or -- (5 to 10) (1-2 tsp)
  30      milliliters   tamarind water -- (30 to 45) (2-3
                        -- tbsp)
     1/2  teaspoon      ground galangal
  45      milliliters   oil -- (3 tbsp)
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1      teaspoon      soft brown sugar
   2                    kaffir lime leaves
   1      250 millilit  coconut milk -- **

Preparation:

** make thick coconut milk from 125 g (4 oz) creamed coconut dissolved in 250 ml (8 fl oz) hot water Pound or process the chilies, onions, garlic, trassi and candlenuts to a smooth paste with the tamarind and galangal. Heat the oil and fry the paste for a few minutes, then add the remaining ingredients and cook gently for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture thickens. Cool, and store in a jar in the refrigerator.