Korma Paste (Jamie Oliver)

This is based on a recipe from Jamie Oliver’s cookbook, Jamie’s Food Revolution. He says this is an easy homemade curry paste.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1  teaspoon  coriander seed
• 2  garlic cloves, peeled
• 1  inch  piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  teaspoon garam masala
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2  tablespoons  peanut oil
• 1  tablespoon tomato paste
• 2  fresh green chilies
• 3  tablespoons unsweetened dried shredded coconut
• 2  tablespoons  almond flour
• 1  small  bunch fresh cilantro

Directions

1. Place a frying pan on medium to high heat and add the cumin and coriander seeds to the dry pan. Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and fragrant; remove pan from heat.
2. Add toasted spices to a mortar and pestle and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whiz to a powder.
3. Add ground spices to a food processor, if you haven’t done so already, with the remaining ingredients and process until you have a smooth paste.