Chicken Laksa Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 4 cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground tumeric
• 5 to 8 dried arbol chiles
• 2 lemongrass stalks
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb. boned, skinned chicken thighs
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste*
• 3 large shallots
• 1 can (13.5 oz.) coconut milk
• 1 quart reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 8 ounces mung beans
• 8 ounces wide rice noodles
• 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• lime wedges
• Sambal oelek chili paste