Thai green curry paste

This is a recipe that I discovered in Thailand and as good as some shop bought curry pastes can be making your own is a zillion times better

Ingredient's

ground coriander   1 tbs

ground cumin 2 tbs

black pepper 2 tsp.

lemon grass 3 stems (2/3 of the thickest part)

Galangal (or Ginger if you can't find) 2.5 cm

turmeric 2.5 cm

kaffir lime fruit rind 2 zested

kaffir lime leaves 6

shallots 5

garlic cloves 10

large fresh green chilli's 8

green birds eye chilli's 20

coriander leaves 1 large bunch

sweet basil leaves 1 bunch

shrimp paste 2 tsp.

vegetable oil if making in blender 3 tbs

You can either make the paste the old fashioned way with a pestle and mortar, this will be a very time consuming way to make a paste but if you have a few hours to spare and you just want to grind away while you watching TV or something you will make a heavenly paste.

On the other hand you have enough time to spare to actually make the paste, but only just but you need a slightly speedier version, look not further than a food processor. Just put all the ingredients in together along with the additional vegetable oil and blend for about 15 minutes