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Masaman Curry Paste (Nam phrik kaeng massaman)

This curry paste can be used to make any type of Masaman curry dish, including chicken, beef, tofu or even a non-Muslim pork. See the Massaman Curry recipe that goes with this curry paste recipe.

Ingredients

• 3 large dried red chilies, seeded and soaked
• 5 roasted shallots
• 2 bulbs roasted garlic
• 1 tsp roasted sliced galangal
• 1 tbsp roasted sliced lemon grass
• 1 tbsp ground roasted coriander seeds
• 1 tsp ground roasted cumin
• 2 ground roasted cloves
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp salt (sea salt is preferred)
• 1 tsp shrimp paste

Preparation

1. Pound dried chilies and salt thoroughly.
2. Add galangal and lemon grass, and pound well.
3. Add roasted garlic, roasted shallots, coriander seeds, cumin, pepper, cloves and shrimp paste. Pound well after each addition to obtain a fine paste.

This recipe is taken from the beautifully photographed Popular Thai Cuisine Copyright © 2002, Sangdad Books now available in our Thai cookbook section.

Read more about the different types of Thai Curry

No time to cook? Try our ready-made Nittaya brand Masamam Curry Paste

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