Thai red curry paste

  • Portion size: Makes one jar
  • Ready in 10 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Nothing packs in the flavour like a home-made Thai curry paste. This spicy recipe will knock your socks off.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp each cumin and coriander seeds
  • 4 red bird’s eye chillies, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 3 lemongrass stalks, roughly chopped
  • 4cm piece fresh galangal or ginger, chopped
  • 6 fresh kaffir lime leaves or the finely grated zest of 1 lime
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves, chopped
  • Stalks from 80g bunch fresh coriander
  • 2 tbsp each fish sauce and sunflower oil
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Method

  1. In a pestle and mortar, grind the cumin and coriander seeds to a powder. Transfer to a small food processor.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients and whizz to a smooth, thick paste.
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  • Nutrition

    • 32kcals Calories
    • 2.8g (0.3g saturated) Fat
    • 1.1g Protein
    • 1.8g (0.9g sugar) Carbs
    • 0.6g Salt

    Quick wins & tips

    Spoon any remaining curry paste into a small freezerproof bag, cover and freeze. It will keep for up to 2 months.

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