Yellow Curry Paste Recipe (Nam Prik Gaeng Karee)

Use this homemade yellow curry paste in the recipe for Pum's Yellow Chicken Curry. The recipe here combines fresh herbs like galangal and lemon grass with dried spices including coriander, cumin, and dried chilies. For best taste, pulverize in a mortar and pestle or if pressed for time use an electric blender (preferably fitted with a small glass jar container).

Ingredients

Pum's Wok The World, Asia  cookbook

Pum's Wok The World, Asia

This recipe is from the charming Pum's Wok The World, Asia cookbook, by Yardfon Pum Borranapim.

This and other titles are available in our Thai Cookbook store.

Preparation

  1. Pound or blend all ingredients until ground smooth. (Note: use an electric blender with a small container or preferably a granite stone mortar and pestle).

Recipe © Yardfon Pum Borranapim, Pum Thai Food Chain Co, Ltd.; Image © cokemomo/123RF.com

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