Thai Green Curry Paste

A great blend of authentic ingredients that is quick to produce.  This homemade paste is a great base for Thai Green Chicken Curry or Thai Fish Cakes.

Serves 8

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: no cooking needed
Ingredients

4-6 green chillies, de-seeded and roughly chopped

2 shallots, roughly chopped

5cm/2in of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

2 garlic cloves, crushed

Small bunch of fresh coriander

2 lemongrass stalks, chopped

1 lime, grated zest & juice

8 kaffir leaves, torn into pieces

1 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed

2 tsp Thai fish sauce or light soy sauce

3 tbsp olive oil

Method

1.  Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz to a paste.  You can use the paste straight away or store in a jar in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

Cooks Tips

v  If you are unable to purchase fresh lemongrass you can use 2 tbsp of dried.

v  If you are unable to find kaffir lime leaves use the grated zest of an extra lime.