While most peanut dips call for peanut butter, this recipe is the authentic Thai version made from fresh peanuts - you'll taste the difference!
To create Thai peanut dipping sauce from scratch, place the following ingredients in a blender or food processor:
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp. sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. fish sauce (OR Vegetarian fish sauce, OR 3 Tbsp. soy sauce)
- 1/2 tsp. tamarind paste
- 1 tsp. chili sauce
Process well. Now do a taste test for sugar and salt, adding more brown sugar or fish sauce as needed. If too salty for your taste, add a squeeze of lime juice.


