Homemade Yellow Curry Paste Recipes

EASY THAI YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel the shallots - then drizzle with oil and wrap in foil. Peel the ginger and cut into thin slices. Arrange in a single layer, drizzle with oil, and wrap in foil. Pull the outer paper off the garlic. Cut the pointy tops off the heads of garlic so the cloves are partially exposed. Drizzle with oil, and wrap each head of garlic in foil.
• Place all the foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the ginger (it should be soft), increase the temperature to 400, and roast the shallots and garlic for another 30 minutes until golden brown and very fragrant. When cooled, you can squeeze the garlic cloves out of the rest of the paper.
• While the aromatics are roasting, pour boiling water over the chili peppers to rehydrate them. Let them soak for 15 minutes. Drain the water.
• Put everything in a food processor or very strong blender. Pulse or puree until the yellow curry paste reaches your desired consistency. The recipe should make about 1 1/2 - 2 cups of curry paste, and I use about 1/3 cup or more in each of my yellow curry recipes, so usually I can get 4-5 batches of curry out of this yellow curry paste recipe. The paste keeps for about a week in the fridge and it freezes well!

YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Soak the red chillies in 5 tablespoons hot water for 1-2 hours. (You could also put them in a microwave oven for 2-3 minutes and then let them sit for 20-30 minutes.)
• Put the chillies, together with their soaking liquid, into a blender along with all the remaining ingredients in the order listed.
• Blend, pushing down with a rubber spatula as many times as necessary, until you have a smooth paste.
• What you do not use immediately should be refrigerated or frozen.

AUTHENTIC THAI YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place all ingredients-lemongrass, chilies, shallots, galangal, garlic, coriander, garlic, coriander, ground cumin, cumin seeds, cinnamon, fish sauce, shrimp paste, turmeric, white pepper, brown sugar, lime juice, and tomato puree-using just 3 ounces of coconut milk, in a food processor or blender . Add more coconut milk as needed to blend ingredients into a smooth paste or sauce. Process well.
• Use in your favorite curry dish or store for later use. Enjoy!

YELLOW CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Prepare curry paste: combine chile peppers, shallot, lemon grass, garlic, oil, sugar, ginger, coriander seeds, caraway seeds, curry powder, mustard, salt, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Refrigerate in a glass jar until needed.
• Prepare chicken: rinse and pat chicken dry. Thinly slice chicken into 2-inch strips.
• Heat oil and 1 teaspoon curry paste in a saucepan over high heat, stirring frequently, until curry bubbles. Reduce heat and add chicken, potatoes, chile peppers, coconut milk, fish sauce, and brown sugar. Stir well and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear and potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

DO IT YOURSELF MILD AND CREAMY YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Whirl all ingredients in a food processor or blender, scraping down sides as needed, until pureed, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Use immediately or refrigerate in a jar for up to a month.
• * Storage tip - Freeze in a plastic-wrapped ice cube tray. Pop out and store in a freezer bag. Makes 9 cubes.

THAI YELLOW CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir curry paste into oil until smooth. Add chicken; stir to coat each piece.
• Pour 1 can coconut milk into skillet and stir until curry paste is completely dissolved and begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour remaining coconut milk, chicken stock, onion, potatoes, and chile peppers into curry paste mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir fish sauce into chicken curry mixture just before serving.