Ingredients:

1 ½ tablespoon raw rice
4 small dried red chilies,seeded
1 pound top round steak,finely minced
juice from 2 limes
3 stalks lemon grass,finely minced
1 large red onion,finely chopped
1 large bell pepper,cored,seeded and chopped
10 mint leaves
2 tablespoons nam pla

Methods:

In small dry frying pan, parch the rice and chilies until the grains are brown and the chilies darkened. Remove the rice and chilies to a mortar or grinder and pound or grind until you have the consistency of coarse sand. Place the minced steak in a bowl and mix with your hands, adding the ground rice and chilies,lime juice,lemon grass,red onion and green pepper.Chop half of the mint leaves and stir them into the mixture,reserving the remaining mint for garnish.Season this mixture with fish sauce and transfer to a serving dish.Mound attractively, and garnish with mint.