Is it cheaper to make your own curry paste

Smurphington

As above I usually buy things like thai green/ red paste and tikka then do the rest of it from scratch but wondering if it would be more affordable to make my own or do you need a lot of fresh ingredients. Tips and recipes welcome

splishsplash

I make Thai red curry sauce using this recipe. I freeze it in about six portions so there's always some in the freezer.
I use lemongrass puree courtesy of Tesco and omit the shrimp paste.

gremlin

there was a post a long time ago in Old Style by Curry Queen thats still there

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/100759/curry-night&highlight=curry+queen


It lists how to make your own basic sauce and adapt it for all different Indian curries.

Have a look theres some good ideas