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Thai Red Curry with Homemade Red Curry Paste - A spicy Coconut curry made with Red Chillies,Lemon Grass and Galangal.
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Thai Red Curry with Homemade Red Curry Paste

Thai Red Curry with Homemade Red Curry Paste - A spicy Coconut curry made with Red Chillies,Lemon Grass and Galangal.
Course Curry
Cuisine Thai
Keyword Thai Red Curry with Homemade Red Curry Paste
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Chhavi

Ingredients

Red Thai Curry Paste

  • 8-10 Dried Red Spur Chillies Soaked in hot water
  • 1-2 Thai bird Chillies preferably red
  • 3 tablespoon White peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds
  • 5-6 Shallots
  • 6-8 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Grass
  • 2 tablespoon coriander roots
  • 1 tablespoon Galangal
  • ½ Skin of Kaffir Lime or grate the zest of a normal lime
  • ½ teaspoon Shrimp Paste optional

Thai Red Curry

  • 2 Cups of Coconut milk
  • 1 Cup Vegetables- Mushrooms aubergines,pak choy
  • 1 Chicken breast- Sliced thin if using
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon Jaggery/palm Sugar
  • 6-10 Thai Basil leaves use ordinary in a pinch

Instructions

Thai Red Curry Paste

  • Deseed the soaked dried red chillies.
  • Take all the ingredients listed under thai curry paste and grind them into a paste.Add water if required- 1 teaspoon at a time.
  • Store refrigerated in an air tight jar till 1 month

Thai Red Curry

  • Heat the oil in a pan.Add 2 tablespoon of the curry paste and saute.
  • if using Chicken,Add the chicken breast- cook for 2-3 minutes.Add in the vegetables next and cook till they are cooked.They should be soft but hold shape.
  • Add the coconut milk and jaggery.Bring to boil.
  • Garnish with thai basil leaves and serve hot with rice.