Balinese spice paste

Name: Balinese spice paste
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ¾ tsp black peppercorns; ¼ nutmeg; 15g nuts; ½ tsp sesame seeds; 30g shallots; 35g ginger; 1/2 tsp dried turmeric; 1 ½ fat lemongrass; 3 large garlic cloves; 1 medium-hot red chilli; 2 red bird's-eye chillies; ½ tsp shrimp paste; 1 ½ tsp palm sugar; 1 ½ tbsp vegetable oil; juice ¼ lime

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A spice paste with nuts, ginger, turmeric and chillies. Whip it up in 15 minutes, keep in the fridge and bring it out to brighten up curries

Updated at: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:42:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories68.8 kcal (3%)

Total Fat4.9 g (7%)

Carbs6 g (2%)

Sugars1.8 g (2%)

Protein1.1 g (2%)

Sodium6.9 mg (0%)

Fiber0.7 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

¾ tspblack peppercorns

0.25nutmeg

15gnuts

½ tspsesame seeds

30gshallots

35gGinger

½ tspdried turmeric

1.5lemongrass

2red bird's-eye chillies

½ tspshrimp paste

1 ½ tsppalm sugar

1 ½ Tbspvegetable oil

0.25lime

juice

Instructions

Step 1

Grind the peppercorns, nutmeg, nuts and sesame seeds to a fine powder. Put the mixture in a food processor, add the remaining ingredients with 1/2 tsp salt and blend to a very smooth paste. Will keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.

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