Recipe for Green Thai Curry Paste – Fresh, intense and completely without additives
The green Thai curry paste – or "Krueang Gaeng Khiao Wan" in Thai – is the aromatic heart of many classic Thai dishes. Its fresh heat, combined with herbs and spices, makes it the perfect base for green curries with vegetables, meat, or tofu. Anyone who has tried a homemade paste knows: the effort is worth it!
Ingredients for 2–3 curries
Preparation time 20 minutes
Just follow our instructions.
| Green Thai chilies (fresh) - mild | 4 pieces |
| Green Thai chilies (fresh) - hot | 10 pieces |
| Shallots or red onions | 1/2 piece |
| Garlic cloves | 2 pieces |
| Galangal, chopped | 1 tbsp |
| Lemongrass | 1 stalk |
| Coriander seeds | 1 tsp |
| Cumin | 1 tsp |
| White peppercorns | 1/2 tsp |
| Coarse sea salt | 1 tsp |
| Shrimp paste (optional) | 1/2 tsp |
| Coriander root | 3-4 stalks |
| Kaffir lime zest | 1/2 tsp |
Preparing the curry paste
- Preparation: Toast the coriander seeds, cumin, and peppercorns in a pan without oil until fragrant. Then let them cool.
- Chopping: Roughly chop the chilies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, and coriander root. Cut the kaffir lime zest into fine strips.
- Pounding: First, put the toasted spices into the mortar and grind them finely. Then add the salt, chilies, shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, and coriander roots – pounding and mixing well after each addition.
- Finishing: Add the shrimp paste and pound – and your green curry paste is ready!
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Fresh, just like in Thailand – with Yak Thai
If you lack the time or patience to pound your own curry paste but still don't want to miss out on authentic flavor, we recommend our green curry paste.
Our Yak Thai curry pastes are produced here in Germany in our own workshop, following a traditional recipe – exclusively with fresh ingredients, without preservatives, without flavor enhancers. With our paste, your Thai curry will taste like it’s from Bangkok.
