6 medium-hot red chillies, roughly chopped
5cm/2in piece cucumber, cut into quarters lengthways, sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
4 fat garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 lime, juice only
50g/2oz shallots, roughly chopped
6 large shallots, thinly sliced
8 spring onions, trimmed, thinly sliced on the diagonal
1 tbsp ketjap manis
1 tsp blachan (shrimp paste)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
25g/1oz roasted salted peanuts
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp granulated sugar
sunflower oil, for frying
1 tbsp tomato purée
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp crushed white peppercorns
2 large free-range eggs
500g/1lb 2oz skinned boneless chicken thighs, each cut into 2.5cm/1in strips
300²µ/10½´Ç³ú long-grain rice