Balinese Spice Paste
Ingredients
1 1/2
tsp
black peppercorns
1/2
nutmeg
25
g
candlenuts , cashew nuts or roast peanuts
1
tsp
sesame seeds
60
g
shallots
peeled and roughly chopped
25
g
fresh ginger
peeled and roughly chopped
40
g
galangal ( or extra ginger)
peeled and roughly chopped
15
g
peeled fresh turmeric, chopped
or 1 tsp ground turmeric
3
fat
lemongrass stalks
core chopped
20
g
garlic
peeled
2
medium
hot red chillies
seseeded and roughly chopped
3
red birds eye chillies
roughly chopped
1
tsp
shrimp paste
1
tbsp
palm sugar
1
tsp
salt
3
tbsps
vegetable oil
juice of 1/2 lime
Instructions
Put the peppercorns, nutmeg, nuts and sesame seeds into a spice grinder and grind to a fine powder.
Tip into a mini food processor and add the remaining ingredients. Blend to a very smooth paste.
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