Massaman curry with jasmine rice - GreedyPanda Foodie Blog

Ingredients

• 5 shallots, unpeeled
• 2 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 2 tbsp sliced galangal
• 1 stick lemongrass, sliced
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 cloves
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 3 dried red spur chillies, deseeded and soaked until tender
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp shrimp paste
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 5 cardamom pods
• 5 cloves
• 1 small cinnamon stick or 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp Massaman curry paste (see above)
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
• 400 ml (1 tin) of coconut milk
• 2 tbsp palm sugar and 1 tsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 potato, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 200 g beef sirloin, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 tbsp beef or vegetable stock (optional)
• 2 tbsp roasted cashew nuts
• 5 pieces pineapple chunks
• sea salt