The curry pastes available now in shops (buy from Ocado) are very good but nothing beats making your own. This will store in an airtight container in the fridge for a month or you could freeze it. This will make about 250ml.
2 lemongrass, outer leaves removed and roughly chopped
6 dried red chillies, soaked in hot water until soft
3 banana shallots, roughly chopped
4 cm ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
2 tsp mild curry powder
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 lime, juiced
Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process well and store until needed.
Ingredients
- 2 lemongrass outer leaves removed and roughly chopped
- 6 dried red chillies soaked in hot water until soft
- 3 banana shallots roughly chopped
- 4 cm ginger peeled and roughly chopped
- 10 cloves garlic peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 tsp mild curry powder
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 lime juiced
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process well and store until needed
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 7gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 5248mgPotassium: 773mgFiber: 8gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 183mgIron: 6mg
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