Ingredients
- 15 pepper corns
- 9 chilies (dried red)
- 7 shallots
- 6 garlic (cloves)
- 2 stalks lemon grass
- 6 gr coriander seeds
- 6 gr cumin seeds
- 4 gr coriander roots
- 3 gr shrimp paste
- 3 gr salt
- 3 slices galangal (sliced)
Coarsely chop the chilies and soak in water for 10 minutes. Drain. Pound together all the ingredients to produce a fine paste. From "Discover Thai Cooking" by Chaslin, Canungmai and Tettoni, Times Editions, Singapore. 1987
