Gaeng Gari (Thai Yellow Curry Paste)
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  			This yellow curry recipe is very versatile, you'll want to try it with a variety of meat, seafood, noodle and soup recipes.  Make a large batch and freeze the curry into cubes.  When you want to make curry, take out a cube and defrost the curry whenever you need it!    		
  	  	Recipe Ingredients:
  	
  		  			- 4 dried, red chilies
 
  		  			- 2 lemongrass stalks (white section only - do not include the green parts), finely sliced
 
  		  			- 2 garlic cloves, grated on a microplane
 
  		  			- 3 shallots, roughly chopped
 
  		  			- 1 tablespoon yellow curry powder
 
  		  			- 4 tablespoons cilantro
 
  		  			- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
 
  		  			- 1 inch piece of galangal or ginger, peeled and grated
 
  		  			- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, ground up
 
  		  			- 1 tablespoons of fish sauce (optional if you want to make this vegetarian)
 
  		  			- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
 
  		  			- 2 kaffir lime leaves, sliced into very finely thin strips (about 1/16 of an inch pieces)
 
  		  			- 1 Tbsp. lime juice (or the juice from 1/2 a lime)
 
  		  	
  	Recipe Steps:
  	
  		  			- Using a mortar and pestle (a blender can be used, but the consistency won't be the same), grind the chilies and lemongrass into a smooth paste.
 
  		  			- Add the remaining ingredients.  Pound the ingredients until it is processed to a fine paste. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks (or longer).
 
  		  			- Makes 1 cup
 
  		  	
  	
  		Serving Size: 4
  		Preparation Time: 30 minutes  	
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