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homemade green curry paste takes 15 minutes to prepare.

homemade green curry paste takes several minutes to cook.

homemade green curry paste makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for homemade green curry paste are:

Dried:
1 tsp coriander seeds - roasted until brown
1/2 tsp cumin seeds - roasted until brown
1/2 tsp black peppercorns
1/2 tsp salt

Fresh:
1 tsp ginza (laos) - skin removed, chopped
3 tbsp lemongrass - lower 1/3 only, chopped
1 tsp kaffir lime peel
2 tbsp coriander root - chopped
2 tbsp shallots - chopped
1 tbsp garlic - crushed
1 tsp shrimp paste (trassi)
1 tsp tumeric - skin removed, chopped
20 small green chillies
1 cup sweet basil leaves

Here is how you make homemade green curry paste:

Either use a mortar and pestle (1.) or a blender (2.) 1. Put the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and black peppercorns into a mortar and grind them into a powder using a pestle. Then add all the remaining ingredients and pound using a pestle for about 10 minutes until the paste is smooth. 2. Add all the ingredients for the paste can also be put into a blender and liquidized. If the paste is to dry to liquidize then you may need to add a bit of water.Yield: 4-5 tablespoons. 1 tablespoon is 1 servingNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NENIATH.

The nutritional information for homemade green curry paste is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 31.3

• Total Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 237.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 7.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 1.4 g

homemade green curry paste is Asian cuisine.