Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe | Prik Gaeng Keow Wan
This Thai green curry paste recipe is authentic and very easy to follow. Made with fresh ingredients using the right method, it’s pungent, flavorful and totally preservative-free. Make this on the weekend and enjoy a quick bowl of green curry any weeknight!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 21 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the herbs and spices. Please see the pictures and information in the post for more details.
- 2
Pound the shallots in a mortar with a pestle.
- 3
Add the garlic and continue to pound until quite fine.
- 4
Add the coriander seeds, white peppercorns, galangal and lemongrass and pound until there are no whole seeds or big chunks of anything.
- 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.