Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe

Homemade Thai green curry paste recipe that is authentic, flavorful and vegetarian. This homemade green curry paste recipe is packed with fresh herbs and spices and it is easy to prepare. Whether you’re a seasoned cook or a beginner, this homemade Thai green curry paste will add a whole lot of deliciousness to your curries, soups, and even dips.

What is Green Curry Paste?

Thai green paste is a traditional Thai sauce often used as a base in Thai green curry. Its entirely made of green chillies, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, makrut leaves, cumin seeds and is known for an aromatic and distinct fiery flavor. The green color is because of the green cayenne pepper while Thai green chilies add the heat.

Why to make Green Curry Paste?

There is nothing wrong about buying green curry pastes because there are good ones out there! But, if you happen to have a low spice tolerance, it can be a problem working with a store-bought green curry paste, because you could either use it little or would end up diluting it, which won’t give you the full flavor. Making your own will help in controlling the heat.

What Makes This Thai Green Curry Paste Recipe Special?

1. Making your own Thai green curry paste from scratch ensures that you are using the freshest ingredients.
2. Vegetarian & vegan-friendly – Since, we are not using shrimp paste, it makes totally vegetarian, plus its naturally dairy-free, making it as easy vegan recipe too!
3. Zero oil – This recipe does not use oil at all, making it oil-free.
4. It is free from preservatives, and you will be able to control the level of heat and flavor intensity.
5. You have control over the heat by tweaking the number of chilies you want

Green Curry Paste Ingredients

It only takes 10 minutes to make this vegetarian curry paste in a blender, but the ingredients play an important role. The main part of this recipe, but if you happen to have a good Asian grocery store near you, this would be really easy!

• Green Cayenne Peppers – This will give the green curry paste their color.
• Thai Green Chilies – These are the small ones that will add the fiery kick to curry paste. If you have very low tolerance and want it to be very mild, then you can skip them completely.
• Red shallots
• Lemongrass stem – This is going to add an aroma to the curry paste. Fresh will be better, but you can use frozen too.
• Galangal – This one is related to ginger, but has a different flavor all together. Similarly, fresh galangal is better but frozen can be used too.
• Lime zest 
• Ground coriander
• Ground cumin
• Fresh turmeric – We are using a fresh, but powdered can be used too.
• Fresh Coriander (Cilantro)– Not only the leaves, but the coriander roots add an earthy flavor, while adding a bonus green color.
• Kaffir lime leaves (makrut leaves) – These fragrant leaves will add a citrusy flavor.

How to Make Thai green curry paste

• Add all ingredients and a little water to a blender or food processor, then blend to smooth paste.
• Keep scraping down the sides while you are blending and add more water, if required.

• Once the paste is ready, use it immediately to make thai green curry! or refrigerate for upto 2 days or you can freeze it for about a month.

Tips and Recipe Notes

• If you want a more umami flavor then you can add Miso paste or dried shiitake mushrooms in place of shrimp paste.
• Be careful with number of Thai green chilies you use, they are small but give intense heat.
• Rinse the coriander roots thoroughly because you don’t want any dirt or grim in the curry paste.

How to Use Homemade Thai Green Curry Paste in Vegetarian Dishes

Now that you have your homemade Thai green curry paste, the possibilities are endless! Here are a few ideas on how to use this vibrant paste in vegetarian dishes:

• Dips: Add a spoonful of curry paste to hummus or sour cream for a spicy kick to your party snacks.
• Vegetarian Thai Green Curry: Simmer your curry paste in coconut milk, add your favorite vegetables like bell peppers, zucchini, and baby corn, and cook until tender.
• Thai Green Curry Soup: Add your curry paste to vegetable broth, toss in tofu, mushrooms, and green beans for a comforting soup.
• Stir-fries: Mix the curry paste with stir-fried tofu, broccoli, or cauliflower for a quick and flavorful meal.

How to store green curry paste?

If you are thinking of making a curry right away then you can store in an air tight container in fridge, but if that is not the case then freezing it in portions like ice cubes can would be helpful to use in future as well.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Thai green curry paste

this vibrant, vegan Thai green curry paste is not only oil-free but also comes together in just 10 minutes using a blender. Making it from scratch means you get full control over the flavor and heat

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Cuisine thai

Ingredients

  

• 2 green cayenne pepper chilis
• 2 Thai green chilis
• 2 red shallots
• 1 lemongrass stem
• 2 tbsp galangal
• 1/2 tsp lime zest
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• fresh turmeric small piece
• Fresh Coriander thin bunch
• 6 kaffir lime leaves

Instructions

 

• Add all ingredients and a little water to a blender or food processor, then blend to smooth paste.
• Keep scraping down the sides while you are blending and add more water, if required.
• Once the paste is ready, use it immediately to make thai green curry! or refrigerate for upto 2 days or you can freeze it for about a month.

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