thai Masaman Curry Paste recipe/ Nam Prik Kaeng Masaman

thai Masaman Curry Paste recipe/ Nam Prik Kaeng Masaman. thai food recipes

ingredients:

• 10 Dried red chilies
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
• 2 cardimon Pods
• 3 Cloves
• 6 tbsp Chopped garlic
• 4 tbsp Chopped shallots
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 10 Peppercorns
• 2 tbsp Chopped lemon grass
• 1 tsp Chopped galangal
• 1 tsp Chopped bergamot skin
• 1 tsp Chopped coriander root
• 1 tsp Shrimp paste, grilled
• 1 cup Palm sugar
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 4 tbsp Tamarind juice.

how to:

1. Coarsely chop the chilies and soak in water for 10 minutes. Drain. Dry-fry the cumin and coriander seeds, cardamom pods and cloves over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes until they are aromatic and slightly browned.

2. Saute the chilies, garlic and shallots in the oil until lightly browned.

3. Pound in the following order: 

a) garlic, shallots and chilies 

b) coriander, cardamom pods, cumin, cloves and peppercorns 

c) lemon grass, galangal, bergamot, coriander roots.

4. Place the shrimp paste on a piece of foil and cook it over a flame or burner for 1 to 2 minutes, or in a hot oven (425F) until the outside is slightly burnt. Mix the shrimp paste with all the above ingredients plus the sugar, salt and tamarind juice to form a fine paste.

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