A beautifully aromatic skinny Thai Green Curry Paste made without oil. Only 136 calories in the whole jar (syn-free on Slimming World extra easy).
A really quick and super easy recipe for you today.
You might know that I absolutely adore Thai food - be it Thai Sweet Potato Skins, Thai fishcakes, Thai chicken or this Thai Prawn Salad. One of my absolute favourites is a simple Thai green curry though.
Although I often make sauces from scratch, Thai green curry paste is something I generally buy. They vary quite a lot in heat, flavour and calories - but my favourite is the Thai Taste one. It's really tasty, but mild enough for my kids to enjoy too. Unfortunately, even though it's one of the healthier brands, it still isn't quite Syn-Free on my Slimming World plan.
I knew I could make it less calorific, so I set to work figuring out a recipe that would taste just as good but with minimal effort.
A bit of experimentation, lots of green chillies and coriander later, and I had my finished product.
The result?
Delicious!! Clean plates all round.
Check out my post on Wednesday to see how I used it to make that yummy Thai chicken curry.
Skinny Thai Green Curry Paste
Ingredients
- 3-6 medium heat green Chillies - depending on how hot you like it
- 6 green spring onions/scallions
- 1 small bunch coriander
- 2 roughly chopped lemon grass stalks - outer leaves removed
- 1 thumb-sized chunk of ginger - peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic - peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 6 Kaffir lime leaves
- zest and juice of 1 lime
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- ½ tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp shrimp paste - usually gluten free, but check if required
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place all of the ingredients in a mini food processor.3-6 medium heat green Chillies, 6 green spring onions/scallions, 1 small bunch coriander, 2 roughly chopped lemon grass stalks - outer leaves removed, 1 thumb-sized chunk of ginger, 4 cloves Garlic, 2 tsp fish sauce, 6 Kaffir lime leaves, zest and juice of 1 lime, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tbsp ground coriander, ½ tbsp cumin, 1 tsp shrimp paste
- Blend until desired consistency is reached. (Blend until finely-chopped for a curry that will be lighter green with flecks of coriander in or blend until a smooth paste forms if you don't want the speck of coriander).
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Alicia Wheatley says
I’ve tried your Thai green curry recipe but with store bought curry paste and it is delicious, I was wondering do you absolutely have to use the shrimp paste and can this paste be frozen?!
Suz says
This curry paste is the bomb! The store bought pastes don't taste right. This is so delicious and also freezes really well.
We go a bit lighter on the green chilies so the kids can eat it too.
Lisa says
Can't wait to try this! Your green curry recipe calls for 4 servings of your homemade green curry paste. How much is a serving?
Becky says
Great, easy recipe to make. I used extra fish sauce as I couldnt find shrimp paste in the shops.
Cepta Hanley says
Hi how many portions does this make?
Nicky Corbishley says
Hi Cepta, it should make enough for about 6 servings.
Celia says
My family is obsessed with this recipe. It is the only thing I make that they all enjoy. When I make it I like to add more veggies. I add in bell peppers and mushrooms. It still works great and feeds more!
Helen Stokes says
This sounds great as I love Thai curry - can I check what you mean by dried coriander? do you mean leaves or seeds? thank you!
Nicky Corbishley says
Ah yes - I mean ground coriander. I'll update the recipe - thanks!
Kris says
Didn't even realise it was this easy to make my own Thai green curry paste. I added an extra green chilli for bigger kick. It was great!
Alex says
Looks great. Looking forward to try it. What are the green salad onions? Thanks
Nicky Corbishley says
Thanks Alex! The salad onions are scallions (or spring onions). I usually remember to write that in the recipe, but completely forgot this time. I've update it now, so thanks for pointing it out for me 🙂
David says
Sounds good to me! I'll have to try this soon. I love curry paste and this sounds like a great list of ingredients for one. Thanks for sharing!
Nicky Corbishley says
Hope you enjoy it David 🙂
Jeanette Parker says
Can you freeze the paste, I love the recipe but struggle to find fresh lemon grass so I would love to make a big batch when I do find some locally.