Thai Chili Paste - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
6 whole dried hot chili peppers
1 inch cube fresh ginger, finely chopped
2 sticks fresh lemongrass, finely sliced
125 g shallots (1/2lb) or 125 g onions, peeled & roughly chopped (1/2lb)
10 large garlic cloves, peeled & roughly chopped
1 teaspoon shrimp paste or 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
1 tablespoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Preparation

Put water in a bowl.
Crumble the dried chilis into it and let soak for 30 minutes.
Then put them and the water into a blender, and add the other ingredients.
Blend until smooth.