Homemade Vegan Thai Green Curry Paste
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
16 People
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Calories
42 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Condiments
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Cuisine
Thai
Homemade Vegan Thai Green Curry Paste
Description
The Homemade Vegan Thai Green Curry Paste recipe blends an array of fresh produce and spices to create an aromatic and spicy base for green curry dishes. Main ingredients like lemongrass, green Thai chilies, shallots, garlic, galangal (or ginger as a substitute), cilantro, and basil provide the intense herbal and citrusy notes traditional in green curry. Mixing in coconut milk, soy or tamari sauce, sugar, coriander, cumin, black pepper, and lemon juice balances heat, acidity, and sweetness. Unlike many commercial pastes that include fish sauce or shrimp paste, this version is fully vegan, relying on the combination of fresh herbs and seasonings to build layered flavors. The paste is blended to a fine consistency and can be frozen in portions, simplifying later cooking steps for curries or soups.
Ingredients
From Pantry
- ½ cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce for Gluten or Wheat Free version use Tamari instead
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tbs or more depending on taste
Spices
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder roasted
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
Produce
- 60 gms lemon grass 3 stalks chopped
- 5 oz green Thai chilies 12 to 15 chilies depending on your spice level
- 4.5 oz shallot 3 medium size chopped
- 5 gms garlic 4 to 6 cloves based on taste
- 100 gms galangal three thumb size pieces; if you not able to find galangal then use ginger instead
- 10 gm cilantro 3 cups chopped leaves and stems
- 1 cup basil 1 cup
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in the blender.
- Blend till you get a fine paste and you are done.
- If you feel like, you can taste the curry and personalize it according to your taste by adjusting the spices. Remember, this is not cooked, so it is going to taste little strong. Now you can use this curry past in your dish or you can store it for future use, like I do.
- Freeze these and then whenever you need Thai green curry flavors, simply pop a few cubes and use them.
Notes
- The ingredient quantities yield enough paste for 3 to 4 family-sized batches of curry.
- This paste is vegan and excludes fish sauce or shrimp paste, but you may add them if preferred for added umami.
- Adjust the amount of chili to control the heat level according to taste.
- Freeze the paste in manageable portions to conveniently add authentic flavor to dishes later.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16People
Amount Per Serving
Calories 42 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 42kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 159mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 105mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 136IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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