Vegan Green Curry Paste
Bold, punchy, and leaving that sad store-bought garbage in the dust. This green curry paste brings straight FIRE with fresh chilies, makrut lime, and all the herby goodness. Bang it out in minutes, freeze a stash, and drop it into anything from tofu to stir-fries when you wanna flex some serious flavor.
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 185kcal
Cost: $5.50
Equipment
- food processor (optional)
- Mortar and pestle (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 8 Thai green chilies or 2 serrano peppers (15. g.)
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger grated
- 2 teaspoons galangal grated
- 2 teaspoons fresh turmeric grated
- 4 scallions stems removed
- ½ cup Thai basil
- ½ cup cilantro minced
- 6 lime leaves
- ½ cup lemongrass trimmed and thinly sliced
- 4 teaspoons coconut sugar palm sugar, or brown sugar
- ⅓ cup lime juice
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Toast the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently until fragrant.
- Immediately transfer the toasted seeds into a mortar and pestle, blender, or spice ginger, and allow them to cool for 5 minutes. Then grind into a fine powder.
- Remove the stems from the chilies and slice them. Combine the chilies, garlic, ginger, galangal, turmeric, scallions, cilantro, Thai basil leaves, lime leaves, and lemongrass in a blender food processor or mortar and pestle. Add the ground spices, sugar, lime juice, and salt.
- Process or pound the mixture for a couple of minutes until a smooth paste forms, scraping down the sides as needed. If necessary, add a very small amount of water to help blend.
- Use immediately, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or freeze in 1 Tablespoon portions in an ice cube tray. Once the curry paste cubes are frozen solid, transfer them toasted freezer storage bag for up to 3 months.
Notes
🌀 Blades of Glory:
Thinly slice fibrous ingredients like lemongrass before blending. A splash of water helps things move without making your blender throw a tantrum.
🔄 Blendasaurus Wrecks:
A high-speed blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec makes this easy. That dusty thrift store find? It’s gonna tap out before the job’s done.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1800mg | Potassium: 836mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1991IU | Vitamin C: 101mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 8mg