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How to Make Curry Paste

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How to Make Curry Paste

How to make Curry Paste - Easy and Healthier!

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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation

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Even smarter

Making your own spice blends is always a great idea because you know exactly what you are getting inside. 

Need a great Vegan Curry Paste? Try this blend instead!

Ingredients

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8
Ingredients
6 large red chili peppers (mild)
3 small Thai chili (spicy)
2 shallots
1 garlic clove
1 sprig Lemongrass
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Coriander
1 organic Kaffir lime juice
1 inch fresh Galangal root (or ginger root)
5 tsps Coriander
2 tsps Shrimp paste
salt
freshly ground peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
shallotgarlic cloveCuminsalt

Preparation steps

1.

step 1

2.

Rinse and halve the chili peppers and thai chilis. Remove the seeds and the membranes from both.

3.

step 2

4.

Finely dice both both chilis. Peel and finely dice the garlic and shallots.

5.

step 3

6.

Remove the white and light green parts from the lemon grass.

7.

step 4

8.

Separately toast the cumin and coriander seeds in a small pan until fragrant. Finely grind the spices in a mortar. Rinse the kaffir lime in hot water, and finely grate the zest. Add the zest to the spices. Rinse and finely dice the galangal and coriander root.

9.

step 5

10.

Add all the prepared ingredients to a mortar, and grind into a fine paste. Add the shrimp paste, and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.