Homemade red curry paste
Forget store-bought curry, you can make this fragrant red curry paste at home.
Homemade red curry paste
Forget store-bought curry, you can make this fragrant red curry paste at home.
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Ingredients
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
1,5 shallot onions
2 garlic
2 red chili peppers
2 cm fresh ginger
1 limes
1,5 lemongrass stalks
1 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp fresh coriander
Step by step
Put the cumin and coriander seeds in a mortar and pestle and crush them slightly. Put them in the food processor.
Peel the shallot onions and quarter them. Add them to the food processor.
Peel the garlic and chop them roughly. Add them to the food processor.
Cut the chili peppers in half and remove the seeds from them. Add them to the food processor.
Add the grated ginger and lime zest. Juice the lime and add the juice to the food processor.
Add the lemongrass, paprika powder, salt and fresh coriander.
Mix everything together on stand 2 of the food processor until a coarse paste forms, scraping sides down as needed.
You can add some oil to increase creaminess of the paste. You can store the paste for up to 10 days in a refrigerator.
