Homemade Red Curry Paste Recipe (Khrueang Kaeng Phet)

Making Red Curry Paste (Click to enlarge) Prepare this authentic Thai curry paste to make our family's Thai Red Curry recipe. You'll need fresh Thai ingredients, a mortar & pestle and a bit of spare time.

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

Curry Paste Ingredients (Click to enlarge)

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.

See more Thai curry paste recipes:

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

The Finished Homemade Curry Paste (Click to enlarge)

Recipe and Images © Temple of Thai 2010