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Yellow Curry Paste พริกแกงกะหรี่
- Yield: Makes enough for one "Yellow Curry" Recipe (see link)
Ingredients
- 7 dried chilies, large, seeded
- 1.5 tsp coriander seeds, toasted
- ¾ tsp cumin seeds, toasted
- ¼ tsp white peppercorns
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 inches lemongrass, bottom half only, finely chopped
- 3 slices, ⅛-inch thick, galangal, finely chopped
- 1-inch knob turmeric
- 3 slices, ⅛-inch thick, ginger
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 2 small heads shallots (¼ cup chopped)
- 1 tsp shrimp paste, omit if vegetarian
Instructions
Cut dried chilies into chunks using scissors and remove most of the seeds. Add chilies to a coffee or spice grinder and grind into a powder.
In a stone mortar and pestle, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds and white peppercorns; grind into a powder. Remove and set aside in a bowl; add curry powder to this bowl.
Add lemongrass, galangal, ginger, turmeric and salt to the mortar and pound into a paste. When the mixture feels too wet, add the dry spices to help absorb the liquid and continue to pound into a fine paste. Add ground chilies, shallots, and garlic; pound into a fine paste. Add shrimp paste and pound to mix.
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Angie
Hi there,
What are the large red chiles you are using? Most widely available to me are Mexican dried chiles--so New Mexico, guajillo, California, puya, etc. Are any of these acceptable?
Pailin Chongchitnant
Guajillo and puya will both work perfectly!
David
Hi
What curry powder mixture do you use? I cannot find Thai Curry Powder in UK and homemade ones i can find consist of Turmeric, Bay Leaves, coriander, cumin, ginger, chilli flakes, white pepper and whole clove but don't know if this is authentic or not
Thanks
David
Pailin Chongchitnant
THere's no need to stress out about the curry powder, even in Thailand they differ from place to place. So my rule of thumb is if it smells good to you, it's good to use. Whatever is available at your non-Asian grocery store is fine, something more adventurous at Indian stores is also good to use.
Myron
Can o substitute cayenne powder for dried chilies? If so, how much would be the equivalent of 8-10 large dried chilies?
Pailin Chongchitnant
The weight of the dried chilies come to about 10 grams, so you can substitute that amount of cayenne. HOWEVER. I've never tried cayenne so maybe start with 8 grams and see if it's too spicy or not. You can always add more to the curry itself!
Koen
Why not just grind all dry spices? 🙂
Adam from HTK
Hi Koen! Not sure what you mean by "grind" as they are ground in a mortar and pestle. "In a stone mortar and pestle, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds and white peppercorns; grind into a powder." Can you expand on that? Cheers! Adam
Erin
Can you use ground turmeric if you can't get fresh tintuic? I seem to have lost my fresh tumeric in the freezer and would prefer not to go to the grocery store solely for it given the pandemic! If yes, how much would you substitute? Thank you so much in advance!
Pailin Chongchitnant
Sorry this was missed! I'd sub ½ tsp ground turmeric for this recipe.