Gecko Villa S Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe

Ingredients

10 small, green bird-eye chillies (these are essential, no substitutes should be used! Deseed them if you want a milder curry.)

12 medium green chillies

3 stalks of sliced lemongrass (casing and tops removed)

50 g red shallots, sliced

100g chopped garlic

1 tsp kaffir lime zest

30 g chopped galangal

1 tsp shrimp paste

1/2 tsp white pepper

1 tsp coriander

1/2 tsp cumin

2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp coriander roots,finely chopped

Preparation

With a mortar and pestle, mix and then grind the ingredients together to a fine paste. A food processor may also be used.