Yellow Curry Paste (Thai)

Recipes Ingredients:

1 ts Cumin seeds
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 ts Coriander seeds
1 tb Chopped lemon grass
8 Dried chilies
2 tb Chopped shallots
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 tb Chopped garlic
1 ts Salt
1 tb Yellow curry powder

Recipe Instructions:

Contributed to the echo by: Originally from: "Discover Thai Cooking".Pierre Chaslin, Piyatep Canungmai, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Times Editions, Singapore, 1987 Here's the recipe for the paste if you want to go to the effort: Yellow Curry Paste Place the cumin and coriander seeds in a pan without adding any oil. Dry fry them, stirring, over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes until they are slightly browned, and give off a roasted aroma. Coarsely chop the chilies and soak in water for 10 minutes. Drain. Pound all the ingredients together to produce a fine paste which goes well with Beef and pork. You can work out your frustrations pounding the spice mix in a mortar and pestle or you can use a food processor if you're feeling particularly harmonious... Make a lot of the paste and save it for use in other curries.