Thai red curry paste | Worcestershire County Council

Ingredients

• 10 dried red whole chillies, de-seeded, torn and soaked
• 4 shallots, roughly chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• thumb sized piece of galangal, peeled and roughly chopped (optional if you can get it)
• 1 lemon grass stem, roughly chopped
• 3 teaspoons coriander stem, roughly chopped
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, chopped (or zest from two limes)
• 1/2 teaspoon of dried turmeric
• 20 peppercorns
• 1.5 teaspoon ground mace (nutmeg or cinnamon could be good alternatives, but use half the amount)
• 3 teaspoons fennel seeds, toasted
• 1.5 tablespoon coriander seeds, toasted
• 3 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted