Wonderful Thai Chicken Curry | Life is a Palindrome

Ingredients

• 6 dried New Mexico chiles
• 4 shallots, unpeeled
• 7 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 1/2 c. chopped fresh ginger
• 1/4 c. water
• 4.5 tsp. lime juice
• 4.5 tsp. coconut oil
• 1 T. fish sauce (no sugar added)
• 1 tsp. five-spice powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. coconut oil
• 1.25 c. chicken broth
• 1 can coconut milk, or the equivalent homemade (or use coconut butter + water)
• 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1 onion, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1/3 cup soaked/dehydrated/chopped almonds (traditionally peanuts)
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 tsp. grated lime zest
• 1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro