Homemade Thai green curry paste

Curry recipes Homemade Thai green curry paste recipe

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Date Published:
17/12/2008

This recipe for an authentic Thai green curry paste is foolproof. Once made, you can freeze it for up to 2 months. Use your paste in this delicious chicken curry dish

Makes enough for 1 curry to serve 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp each shrimp paste and salt
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 5cm piece fresh galangal, chopped
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 lemongrass stalk, outer layer discarded and finely chopped
  • 5 medium green chillies, deseeded and chopped
  • A bunch of fresh coriander, roots and stalks washed and chopped

Method: How to make homemade thai green curry paste

1. Dry-fry 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 2 teaspoons coriander seeds in a small non-stick frying pan until aromatic.

Tip

Make double the quantity, and chill the rest for up to 1 week, or freeze it for up to 2 months.

2. Transfer the seeds to a food processor along with 1 teaspoon each shrimp paste and salt, 4 garlic cloves, fresh galangal, 1 tablespoon palm sugar, 1 lemongrass stalk, the green chillies, a bunch of fresh coriander (reserve the leaves for the curry), and whizz together to a paste.

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