KORMA PASTE

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Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cloves of garlic
a thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garam masala
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 tablespoon tomato purée
2 fresh green chillies
3 tablespoons desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons ground almonds
a small bunch of fresh coriander
Spices for toasting 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds

Steps:

First peel the garlic and ginger Put a frying pan on a medium to high heat and add the spices for toasting to the dry pan Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and smelling delicious, then remove the pan from the heat Add the toasted spices to a pestle and mortar and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whiz to a powder Either way, when you've ground them whiz the toasted spices in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth paste