Red Curry Paste / Prik Geng Pet

Preparation time: 20-25 minutes
Cooking time: 7-8 minutes

Ingredients - makes enough paste for 4 persons:

13	Small red dried Chilies (soak in water for 20 minutes and discard the seeds)
4	Shallots - finely chopped
4 cloves	Garlic - peeled and minced
100g	Siamese ginger - finely chopped
200g	Lemongrass - finely chopped
2 teaspoons	Kaffir lime peel- finely chopped
100g	Coriander root - finely chopped
20	White peppercorns
1 teaspoon	Cumin seeds
1 tablespoon	Coriander seeds

Method

1. Roast coriander and cumin in a wok for about 5 minutes, grind to a powder in a mortar.
2. Put all the remaining ingredients in a blender and blend well.
3. Add the cumin and coriander and blend again.

The red curry paste is used to make red curry. It can be kept in a sealed glass jar in a refrigerator for up to 4 months

For Vegetarians

This recipe is 100% vegetarian