This makes enough for about 6 people's worth of curry

Directions

Chop the chillis, spring onions, fresh coriander, garlic and lemongrass and chuck them in the blender with enough vegetable oil to make the thing go

Grind them to a paste with a dozen or so whole black peppercorns

Add the rest of the ingredients and a bit of salt and, if it needs a bit of help, a splash of water

Grind it to a paste

Make a curry

That’s it

Ingredients

• A bunch of spring onions
• Some green chillis - depending on how hot you want it but remember it will be watered down with coconut milk so grow a pair
• 2 cloves of garlic
• a stem of lemongrass or the zest of half a lemon
• a big bunch of fresh coriander
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp shrimp paste
• 2 tsp ground turmeric