Thai Green Curry Paste

Recipe from this site. It's yielding 1 jar, enough for 1 big curry. But for me, I kept it frozen and can be used for 3 small curries.

• 1 stalk lemongrass, minced
• 1-3 green chilies, sliced
• 1 shallot, sliced
• 4-5 cloves garlic
• 1 thumb-size piece of galangal OR ginger, thinly sliced
• 1 compressed cup chopped fresh coriander leaves & stems
• 7-8 kaffir lime leaves
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
• 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
• 3 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 tsp. shrimp paste
• salt
• 2 Tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. brown sugar
• 3-4 Tbsp. coconut milk (enough to blend ingredients together)

1. Place all ingredients in a food processor, chopper, or blender.
2. Process well to form a fragrant Thai green curry paste. You curry paste is now ready for use.

Homemade Thai Red Curry Paste

Recipe adapted from here.

• 1 shallot OR 1/4 cup purple onion
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 1-2 red chilies
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 thumb-size piece galangal OR ginger
• 2 Tbsp. tomato ketchup
• 1/2 Tbsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
• 3 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 tsp. shrimp paste
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. chili powder
• 1/4 can good-quality coconut milk - reserve remaining for cooking the curry
• 2 Tbsp. fresh-squeezed lime juice
• Optional: 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (OR add 1 cinnamon stick to your curry pot)

** I blend in another ingredients - 1/4 cup coriender stem and 1 tsp black pepper. This recipe yielding paste for 1 large pot of curry, thus I kept it frozen and use it for 3 times.

Homemade Tempe

Look here for recipe and tips.

Tempoyak

hoohooo..tak sangka tauu saya dapat makan tempoyak kat sini! Best!! Saya buat pakai durian frozen jerr..memang best gilerrr!! Yang kelakarnyerr..masa proses buat tempoyak ni..ada org tu tanya (takyah laa sebut nama dia kann..korang tahu kan sape budak lagi sorang kat rumah ni kann?? hehhehee) dia tanya 'kenapa rumah kita ni bau nangka????? saya tergelak mcm nak terkencing hahahhaaa bau nangka ngan durian pun takleh nak beza..aapadaaaaaaa! so lepas2 ni, akan ada beberapa entry masakan berasaskan tempoyak..tunguuuuuu!

Anyway..ni laahh cara2 buat tempoyak..hasil dari tele-learning proses between saya & mak.

• Durian, asingkan dari bijinya. Hancurkan2. Saya guna durian forzen, so saya ke thaw sekejap bagi lembut. Bila lembut, hancurkan. Durian frozen ni, diorang jual seedless..so takyah susah2 nak buang bijinya.
• Campurkan isi durian yang dah hancur tadi dengan sedikit garam. Gaul rata.
• Simpan dalam bekas & simpan untuk 2 hari. TAK perlu tutup rapat bekas tu, biar terbuka sikit. Mak cakap kalau tutup rapat, nanti meletup!! sebab ada gas kan...And untuk 2 hari pertama ni tak payah masuk fridge dulu..simpan kat luar jerr.
• Lepas 2 hari, tempoyak dah jadi, leh masuk fridge. Leh tutup rapat & simpan macam biasa.
• Dah jadi!! senang kan?? :D