Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe | Prik Gaeng Keow Wan

Ingredients

• 5 shallots
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon diced galangal
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped lemongrass
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 kaffir lime (rind only)
• 2 green spur chilies (chopped)
• 1.1 ounces green Thai chilies
• 1 teaspoon Thai shrimp paste
• 1 teaspoon curry powder

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the herbs and spices. Please see the pictures and information in the post for more details.

2. 2

   Pound the shallots in a mortar with a pestle.

3. 3

   Add the garlic and continue to pound until quite fine.

4. 4

   Add the coriander seeds, white peppercorns, galangal and lemongrass and pound until there are no whole seeds or big chunks of anything.

5. 5

   Add the green spur chilies, green Thai chilies, Thai shrimp paste and curry powder and pound until everything blends together and the paste is fine enough or has reached your preferred consistency.