Bumbu Curry Paste (Genep)

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    267

This fridge standard should see you through many a midweek meal when you have nothing on the go. A few tbsp with your chicken, beef, fish, veggies!

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/bumbu-curry-paste-genep

recipe updated 21 Dec 2021

Ingredients

  • Shallot icon
    Shallot
    180 g
  • Lemongrass stalk icon
    Lemongrass stalk
    4
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    10
  • Red chili icon
    Red chili
    4
  • Red thai chilli icon
    Red thai chilli
    1
  • Macadamia nuts icon
    Macadamia nuts
    5
  • Shrimp paste icon
    Shrimp paste
    10 g
  • Ginger icon
    Ginger
    50 g
  • Galangal icon
    Galangal
    80 g
  • Kaffir lime leaves icon
    Kaffir lime leaves
    4
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    1 handful
  • Coconut sugar icon
    Coconut sugar
    80 g
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    as needed
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Coconut milk icon
    Coconut milk
    450 ml
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes
    1 tablespoon
  • White pepper icon
    White pepper
    1 teaspoon
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    1 teaspoon
  • Fennel seeds icon
    Fennel seeds
    2 tablespoons
  • Cumin seeds icon
    Cumin seeds
    100 g
  • Cloves icon
    Cloves
    2
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick
    1
  • Coriander seeds icon
    Coriander seeds
    2 tablespoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Jar
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl

Step preview

  1. Add pink Himalayan salt flakes, white pepper, black pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick and coriander seeds to a clean frying pan
  2. Heat - medium heat
  3. Toast until fragrant and just smoking, then let cool slightly
  4. Tip into the thermomix bowl and mill *1 min/speed 9.
  5. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  6. Blitz - approx 1 min, speed 9
  7. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  8. Add the rest of the ingredients other than coconut milk
  9. Blend, adding a little evoo and water to loosen up the mixture and help create a paste
  10. Blend with MC in place - approx 20 sec, speed 9
  11. Add extra virgin olive oil to the frying pan
  12. Tip the mixture out into the frying pan
  13. Toast until fragrant - medium heat
  14. Return this mixture to the thermomix bowl and add the coconut milk
  15. Cook *20 min/100°c/speed 1* until the fat has started to separate out of the cream.
  16. You can now use as directed or store in a sterilised sealed jar in the fridge until use.
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