Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe

Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe

from hot-thai-kitchen.com

Authentic recipe for a homemade Thai green curry paste for the DIY minded. Once you have the paste, use it in this Thai green curry recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp white peppercorns
  • 15 g green Thai chilies or serrano peppers
  • 15 g milder green chilies (see note 1)
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • 15 Thai basil leaves, julienned (optional, see note 2)
  • 3 Tbsp thinly sliced lemongrass, from bottom half only
  • 1 ½ Tbsp finely chopped galangal
  • 2 tsp finely chopped makrut lime zest (or zest of half a lime)
  • 2 cilantro roots or 4 cilantro stems, finely chopped
  • 3 Tbsp finely chopped shallots
  • 2 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
  • 1 tsp fermented shrimp paste (optional, see note 3)

Directions

  1. 1

    If your spice tolerance isn't super high, remove the seeds and pith from some or all of the spicy chilies (Thai/serranos) to reduce the heat, then finely chop them. If you're not sure how much to remove, I recommend deseeding all of them and you can always add more chilies to the curry later if it isn't spicy enough. *You may want to wear gloves when working with chilies, or wash your hands very well and be careful not to touch your eyes afterwards!

  2. 2

    Grind the dry spices into a powder, then remove and set aside.

  3. 3

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