Thai Massaman Chicken Curry

·         1/2 to 1 pound chicken pieces OR chopped chicken breast/thigh

·         1-2 medium potatoes, cut into chunks

·         1 14 ounce (400 ml) can coconut milk (not lite)

·         1 small red pepper, thinly sliced

·         1 medium tomato, sliced

·         2 Tbsp. coconut oil OR vegetable oil

·         1/3 cup onion, sliced

·         1 thumb-piece ginger, grated

·         4-5 cloves garlic

·         1 red chili, sliced, OR 1/2 to 3/4 tsp. chili flakes/cayenne pepper

·         1/2 cup good-tasting chicken stock

·         1 stalk lemongrass, minced, OR 2-3 Tbsp. frozen/bottled prepared lemongrass

·         3 bay leaves

·         1 tsp. turmeric

·         1/4 cup chopped unsalted dry-roasted cashews (+ handful more to finish)

·         1 tsp. ground coriander

·         1 tsp. whole cumin seed

·         1/2 tsp. white pepper

·         1/8 tsp. cardamon

·         1 tsp. tamarind, or substitute 1 Tbsp. lime juice*

·         3/4 tsp. shrimp paste (available by the jar at Asian stores)

·         2 Tbsp. fish sauce

·         2 Tbsp. fish sauce

·         1 Tbsp. palm sugar OR brown sugar