Nam Prik Gaeng Kiew Wan (Green Curry Paste) Recipe

"This is an easy to make recipe which will start you off to many tasty meals. It can be easily stored in a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and in the freezer for up to 6 months. Green Curry is a milder curry than most of the other Thai curries. Makes 1/4 cup using mortar/pestle and 1/2 cup using a blender."

Original is 1 serving

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (348.3 g)
Calories 215.8
Total Fat - 2.7 g
Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 119.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 52.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 9 g
Sugars - 7.1 g
Protein - 6.5 g
Calcium - 142.6 mg
Iron - 7.2 mg
Vitamin C - 48.9 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Soak the Kaffir lime rind and galangal in the warm water for 15 minutes. Drain and discard water. Chop mixture finely.

Step 2

Remove the stems, but not the seeds from the chilies, and chop the chilies finely.

Step 3

Chop the lemongrass finely and then combine all ingredients in a mortar. Using a pestle, grind the ingredients into a smooth paste. You may also use a blender to do the same job but add 1/4 cup water to mixture to aid in blending.