Ingredients
- 21 grams dried chilies (bird's eye chilies, 7 Thai chilies)
- Dried Kaffir lime rind (2 pieces)
- Galangal (2 slices, 1/8 inch)
- 1/4 cup water (warm)
- 55 grams lemon grass (1 stalk, bottom 6 inches only)
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic (cloves)
- 1/4 cup minced yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
How to Make
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Step 1: Remove the stems and seeds from the chilies.
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Step 2: Soak the chilies, Kaffir lime rind and galangal in the warm water for 15 minutes. Drain and discard water. Chop mixture along with lemongrass finely.
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Step 3: Combine all ingredients in a mortar and 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.
Tips & Variations
- Mortar/Pestle
- Blender
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