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Don’t have access
to lemongrass but
have all the other
ingredients? Then leave the lemongrass
out. Don’t have any turmeric but have everything else?
Leave the turmeric out. It’s that simple. All of the
ingredients for this recipe, are available from any
major supermarket, and/or asian supermarket.
If you can’t find the ingredients fresh, you can get handy
jars of minced garlic and ginger, as well as tubes of
lemongrass and chopped chilli. If you can’t find fresh
turmeric have a look in the section where the packet
dried herbs are, and you will usually find a packet of
‘turmeric powder’. Galangal and turmeric are the only
ingredients that are slightly less common and if you
can’t find these, just leave them out.

THE CHEF'S EASY CURRY PASTE
Jeff from The Nutrition Guru & The Chef | Makes 1 jar
5 tablespoons/80g of ginger

5 tablespoons/80g galangal

1 head of garlic

3 long red peppers (as pictured)

1 medium sized onion
4 tablespoons/50g turmeric

or 2 bell peppers
2 large fresh red chilli

or 1 ½ tablespoons turmeric

1 tablespoon curry powder

powder

2 large stalks of lemongrass

1    Peel the ginger, garlic, turmeric, galangal, and onion.
2    Remove the seeds from the peppers or capsicums and
remove the seeds from the chilli’s unless you wish for a super
duper hot curry.
3    Throw it all in a blender and blend until the ingredients from a
paste.If you have a mortar and pestle simply pound.
4    Pour into an airtight jar and top with a small drizzle of olive oil
to keep moist.
5    Refrigerate or use immediately.

HOW TO USE
• Use in any recipe requiring curry paste.
• Coa t prawns, fish, chicken, lamb or pork in the paste
with a small amount of olive oil and throw on the BBQ.
• Coat any meat with a small amount of the paste and rub
in with your fingers. Let marinade for 20 mins, then use
in your regular stir fry.

NOTE: Use only one chilli the first time you make it to avoid
making the paste too hot. Adjust accordingly next time you make
the recipe.

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