Thai Green Curry Paste

Name: Thai Green Curry Paste
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 2 stalks lemongrass (white part); 2 tbsp galangal, chopped; 1/4 cup shallot, chopped; 6 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 tsp shrimp paste; 1/2 tsp white peppercorns; 30 g fresh green chillies, chopped; 1/2 tsp cumin seed; 1/2 tsp coriander seed; 2 cilantro root; 2 Kaffir lime peel; 15 sweet thai basil leaves

4 steps

Prep:30min

Making your own Thai curry paste is super easy and will taste WAY better than the store bought stuff. You can make a large batch of this in advance and keep it in your fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for several months.

Updated at: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:43:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories72 kcal (4%)

Total Fat0.8 g (1%)

Carbs14.9 g (6%)

Sugars2.3 g (3%)

Protein3.8 g (8%)

Sodium44.3 mg (2%)

Fiber2.9 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 stalkslemongrass

2 Tbspgalangal

¼ cupshallot

2 tspshrimp paste

½ tspwhite peppercorns

30gfresh green chillies

chopped

½ tspcumin seed

½ tspcoriander seed

2cilantro root

2Kaffir lime peel

15sweet thai basil

Instructions

Step 1

(Optional, but will yield more flavour) Toast the coriander, cumin seeds, and white peppercorns in a pan until fragrant.

coriander seed½ tsp

cumin seed½ tsp

white peppercorns½ tsp

Step 2

In a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind the cumin, coriander, and white peppercorns.

coriander seed½ tsp

cumin seed½ tsp

Step 3

Add all the ingredients to a mortar and pestle or food processor and combine the ingredients. Pounding in a mortar and pestle will release more flavourful compounds from the ingredients, but will take longer (10-15 min).