Thai Green Curry Paste
An easy recipe for making your own Thai green curry paste from scratch, suffused with a fragrant hit of fresh herbs and essential spices.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed
- 1 onion, finely sliced
- 4 – 5 green chillies, finely sliced
- 2 stalks of Lemongrass, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 thumb-sized piece of Galangal, cut into small pieces
- 4-5 kaffir lime leaves (cut into halves)
- coriander leaves (about half a cup)
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
Instructions
- Add the toasted spices to a mixer with the remaining ingredients. Be sure to throw in the whole coriander leaves with their stalks for added depth of flavour. Blitz in the mixer until combined into a rough paste with texture. Chill overnight before using.
Notes
Note that this recipe doesn’t call for any salt, as salt acts to dehydrate pastes and dressings.