Curry Paste

Name: Curry Paste
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon white peppercorns, ground; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, toasted in a pan until golden, then crushed; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon salt; 125 ml(4 ¼ fl oz) water; 4 red chillies, green stems removed; 2 tablespoons light cooking oil; 10 shallots or 1 large red onion, peeled; 8 cloves garlic, peeled; 2 stalks lemongrass, peeled and finely sliced (thick end only); 1 thumb galangal, peeled and roughly chopped; 3 coriander roots, washed and finely chopped (optional); 1 teaspoon lime zest

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

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Ingredients

4 red chillies, green stems removed
10 shallots or 1 large red onion, peeled

Spice Mix
Condiment
Gluten-free

Method

Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blitz to a fine paste.