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. Once you have tried homemade paste, you will know: the effort is worth it!
Ingredients for 2–3 curries
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Simply follow our instructions.
| Green Thai chilies (fresh) - mild | 4 pieces |
| Green Thai chilies (fresh) - hot | 10 pieces |
| Shallots or red onion | 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 leaves | 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 leaves into fine strips.
- Pounding: First, add the toasted spices to the mortar and pestle and pound them into a fine powder. Then add the salt, chilies, shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, and coriander roots – pound each ingredient thoroughly and mix well.
- Finishing: Add the shrimp paste and pound again – and your green curry paste is ready!
Is the paste ready? Then head over to our authentic Thai recipe for green curry
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 compromise on authentic flavor, we recommend our green curry paste.
Our Yak Thai curry pastes are made here in Germany in our own facility using a traditional recipe – exclusively with fresh ingredients, without preservatives, without flavor enhancers. With our paste, your Thai curry will taste just like it does in Bangkok.
