Yellow Curry Paste

This is the simplest Thai curry paste to make. In southern Thailand, the bright yellow rhizome turmeric shows its color in many dishes. When cooked with the shrimp curry recipe, it may impart the look of an Indian curry, but the lemongrass fragrance gives away the fact that this is Thai all the way.

Some Thai families like to use this curry paste with thin strips of chicken. Freshwater fish and seafood also w