Thursday, March 13, 2008

BASIC OF INREDIENTS CURRY OF THAI FOOD:


BASIC THE CURRY PASTE (THAI)
DRY CURRY PASTE
2 Dry red long red chillies
2 lemon grass stalks (white part only)
2,5 cm (1inch) piece of galanggal
4-5 garlic cloves
3-4 asian shallots
5-6 coriander roots
1 teaspoon shrimp paste
1 teaspoon ground cumin (dry-roasted)
3 tablespoons unsalted peanuts
CHIANG MAI CURRY PASTE
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
2 tablelspoon cumin seeds
2 dried long red chillies
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cm (2inch) piece of galanggal, grated
1 lemon grass stalk, white part only
2 asian shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon grated tumeric
1 teaspoon shrimp paste
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

GREEN CURRY PASTE
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
8-10 small green chillies
2 lemon grass stalk
2,5 cm (1inch) of galanggal
1 teaspoon kaffir skin or leaves about 4-5
4-5 garlic cloves
3-4 asian shallots
5-6 coriander roots
a handful of holy basil leaves
2 teaspoon shrimp paste

YELLOW CURRY PASTE
3 teaspoon coriander seeds (dry roasted)
1cumin seeds (dry-roasted)
2-3 long dry red chillies
2 lemon grass stalks(white part only)
3 asin shallots
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoon grated turmeric
1 teaspoon shrimp paste

RED CURRY PASTE
3-4 long dry red chillies
8-10 small red chllies or fresh about 10
2 lemon grass (white part only)
2-5 cm of galanggal
1 teaspoon kaffir lime leaves or skin
4-5 garlic cloves
3-4 asian shallots
5-6 corriander roots
2 teaspoon shrimp paste
1 teaspoon ground corriander(dry-roasted)

MASSAN CURRY PASTE
2 dry long red chillies
1 lemon grass(white part only)
2-5 cm of galanggal
5 cloves
10cm of cinnamon stick
10 cardamoms seeds
1/2 grated nutmeg
6 garlic cloves
4 asian shallots
4-5 corriander roots 1teaspoon shrimp paste

PEANUT SAUCE
2 garlic cloves
4 asian shallots
1 lemon grass stalk
2 teaspoon thai curry powder
1 tablespoon tamarind puree
1 tablespoon chillies paste
160g (1cup)unsalted roased peanuts
375ml (1 1/2cup) coconut milk
2 teaspoon palm sugar

THAI CURRY POWDER
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 teaspoon white pepper corns
1 tablespoon cloves
3 tablespoon coriander seeds
3 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
seeds from cardomom pods
3 tablespoon dried chilli flakes
2 tablespoon ground ginger
3 tablespoon ground turmeric.



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