Thai Red Curry Paste

No. of Servings : 6 tbsp
Preparation Time : 25 mins

Ingredients :

• 5 dried chillies
• 1 tbsp Ginger paste
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 3 tbsp roasted Coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp roasted Cumin seeds
• 6-7 Peppercorn
• 1 Onion chopped
• 6 stalk of coriander
  
• Zest of 1 Lemon
• ¼ tsp Salt

Method :

• Soak red chillies 15-20 mins in ¼ cup of boiled water. Then drain water, crush red chillies
• Grind all the ingredients in the grinder or food processor.
• Store the paste in the airtight container (approx upto a month) or can freeze it upto 4 months

Tips/Variations :

• If storing the paste it is recommended to add oil (heated & then cooled) to the paste
• One can also add 3tbsp of chopped lemongrass if available.