Homemade Red Curry Paste Recipe (Khrueang Kaeng Phet)

Prepare this authentic Thai curry paste to make our family's Thai Red Curry recipe. Freeze any leftover paste up to 2 months in a zip lock bag, in tablespoon size portions, making it easy to add to future curries as needed.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup dried Thai chilies
• 1 Tablespoon + 1 tsp. coarse sea salt
• 1 heaping Tablespoon (200 grams) garlic cloves
• 1 pc lemongrass, lower part sliced thinly crosswise
  (discard top)
• 3/4 inch pc of fresh turmeric root (or 1/2 tsp dried)
• 1 Tablespoon shrimp paste

Preparation

Pulverize in a granite mortar and pestle the dried chillies, sea salt, garlic, lemongrass and turmeric to a fine paste. Blend in the shrimp paste with a spoon. Set aside.

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See more Thai curry paste recipes:

• Green Curry Paste
• Panang Curry Paste
• Yellow Curry Paste
• Red Curry Paste
• Massaman Curry Paste

The Finished Curry Paste

Recipe and Images © Temple of Thai 2010