Green curry paste

| Curry | Thai recipes

To make 3-4 tablespoons of green curry paste, we need:

Ingredients

• 16 green (piri-piri) chilli-peppers, chopped
• 2 branches lemon grass, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger root, grated
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon caraway-seed
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon trassi
• 3 tablespoons oil

Procedure

1. Grind the green chilli-peppers, garlic, lemon grass and scallions in a mortar.
2. Add the remaining ingredients except for the oil and keep grinding to a fluid paste.
3. Now add the oil.
4. Alternatively, add all ingredients to a mini food-processor or blender and process until smooth. Thin with water or oil as necessary.
5. Save in an airtight pot in the refrigerator for storage (lasts 1 month).