Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  10      medium        dried red chiles -- soaked and chopped
   1      large         red onion -- chopped
   3      large   clov  garlic -- crushed
   2      teaspoons     ground coriander
   1      teaspoon      ground cumin
   1      teaspoon      shrimp paste -- (kapi)
   2      teaspoons     salt
   1      teaspoon      ground lemon grass or
   1      stalk         fresh lemon grass
   1      teaspoon      ground galangal -- (kha) or
   1      inch          dried galangal -- (kha)

Preparation:

Yield: 1/2 Cup In a blender, grind all of the ingredients into a paste. When using dried galangal and fresh lemon grass, add both ingredients directly when cooking the curry. When using dried galangal soak it in 4 tbsp. of hot water with galangal add the soaking water and galangal to give the curry a strong flavor. From Delightful Thai Cooking By Eng Tie Ang