Thai Chili Paste

This is your basic Thai curry paste, and it may be frozen, thawed and re-frozen again at least a few times until used. There is no salt in this curry paste, as the shrimp paste is salty enough. I searched for this recipe so I can make a soup here on 'zaar that looks really yum.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 1 batch

Ingredients

• 1  cup water
• 6  whole dried hot chili peppers
• 1  inch  cube fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 2  sticks fresh lemongrass, finely sliced
• 125  g shallots (1/2lb) or 125  g onions, peeled & roughly chopped (1/2lb)
• 10  large garlic cloves, peeled & roughly chopped
• 1  teaspoon shrimp paste or 1  teaspoon anchovy paste
• 1  tablespoon ground coriander
• 2  teaspoons ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric

Directions

1. Put water in a bowl.
2. Crumble the dried chilis into it and let soak for 30 minutes.
3. Then put them and the water into a blender, and add the other ingredients.
4. Blend until smooth.