Thai Green Curry Paste | How to make green curry paste?
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Recipe type: Homemade
Cuisine: Thai
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Serves: 1 Cup
 
Mild, fragrant, homemade Thai green curry paste - base for tasty Thai curries
Ingredients
  • 1 roughly chopped green chilli
  • ¼ Cup packed Thai basil (or dry leaves)
  • ¼ Cup fresh regular basil
  • 1" piece ginger
  • 1 chopped lemon grass or lime leaves (optional)
  • 2-3 chopped cloves of garlic
  • 1 Tsp lime zest
  • Few fresh coriander stalks
  • ¼ Tsp jeera/cumin
  • 1 Tbsp coriander seeds
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • Coarse sea salt or regular salt to taste
  • A pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Method
  1. Gather all ingredients together. Zest lime (only green layer)
  2. Start adding all ingredients into a mixer jar. Add coriander stalks, ginger, garlic, lemon grass
  3. Drop in green chillies, basil and Thai basil
  4. Next add cumin and coriander seeds
  5. Add lime zest and squeeze in lime juice
  6. Lastly add salt and pepper to taste
  7. Grind into a paste adding little water at a time. It should not be very thick or thin
  8. There it is, Thai green curry paste is ready
Notes
Use only lime juice and zest if you do not have lemon grass or lime leaves (Kaffir variety)

Adjust chillies as per your taste

Use dry basil if you do not have fresh variety. But curry paste will not be bright green
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/thai-green-curry-paste/