Wagamama's Green Curry Paste

By Birgitta

Ingredients

• 6 green chillies, roughly chopped
• 1 lemongrass stalk, outer leaves removed, thinly sliced
• 3 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
• 1 cm piece ginger root, peeled & grated
• 1 bunch of coriander stems, finely chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds, roasted in a hot dry frying pan
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled & roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp finely chopped shallot
• 1 tsp shrimp paste (available from Oriental stores)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

Blitz all the ingredients in a processor or pound in a pestle and mortar to a fine paste.

Keeps indefinitely in the fridge.