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Thai green curry paste
Quick and easy recipe for making your own Thai green curry paste with fresh ingredients that can be found in most supermarkets. Just blend everything together and it's ready within minutes. Vegan and soyfree.
Prep Time
2 mins
Total Time
2 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
33 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian, Thai
Ingredients
- 2 cups cilantro from which about ½ cup of nice leaves used as topping on your curry (80 to 100 grams, fresh
- 2 to 6 green chili peppers 'normal' peppers
- 1 to 2 tbsp coconut flower sugar
- 6 lime zest and juice
- 2 to 6 Thai green chili small, spicy peppers
- 4 to 6 stalks lemongrass
- 2 to 3 shallot
- 4 talks scallions or green or spring onions
- 8 cloves garlic
- 4 tablespoons ginger fresh
- 2 tablespoons galangal fresh
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds ground
- 1 tbsp Turmeric or fresh, ground
- ½ tablespoons cumin
- 2 to 4 tbsp cucumber juice or water
Instructions
- Cut the peppers in small chunks. Grate or cut the ginger and galangal (and turmeric if you have fresh).
- Slice open the lemongrass, peel off the outer leaves and finely dice the softer middle part.
- Press the garlic, chop the shallots (or green onions).
- Wash and grate the lemon. Squeeze the juice out.
- Add everything to the blender and mix. If it's not working add just a little bit if fluid. This can be extra lime juice, some cucumber juice or water.
- Add in the cilantro in small portions.
- Add in the dry spices.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- The paste can be kept in the fridge foor 2 maybe 3 days. Freeze the rest into icecubes. One icecube equals a generous tablespoon. I use about 4 icecubes for 2 servings (or 1 large): just let it melt into your sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
33kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
161mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
360IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 33
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 33kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 161mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 360IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.