Gai Yang

Pound or blend lemongrass, garlic, cilantro and white pepper into a rough paste. Stir in fish sauce, soy sauce and palm sugar.

Slash chicken thighs twice on each side, rub with lemongrass marinade and marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, or overnight.

Air fry marinated chicken in a single layer, flipping halfway, until charred at the edges and cooked through (75 C inside).

For the nam jim jaew, stir lime juice, fish sauce, chili flakes and rice powder with 1 tablespoon of water.

Rest the chicken for 5 minutes and serve with lime and nam jim jaew for dipping.