Grind the following ingredients in a mortar to make a smooth dough: garlic, onion and chili. Put aside.
Place a pot over the heat and then raise the heat to medium high without adding oil. Add the dough and then stit-fry for 30 seconds to release the aromas. Add chicken pieces and mix to coat.
Add the julienne papaya then stir-fry. The papaya will produce tasty juice during cooking.
Add water, making sure to half cover the chicken. Bring to a boil. Once the chicken is cooked (about 10 minutes), break the leaves of combawa and add them with dill leaves, chili and shallots. Mix and bring to a boil again.
Season with fish sauce, seasoning sauce and fermented fish juice if used. Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary. The mixture must be salty, sweetened by nature by the presence of fine herb and very aromatic.
When serving, add the basil leaves and stop the fire immediately.
Transfer to an individual serving bowl and serve with sticky rice.
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