Yellow Coconut Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (divided)
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 chicken breast fillets
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 7 ounces mushrooms
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 shallot (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 1 chili pepper (chopped, less or more to taste)
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• ½ tsp brown sugar
• ¾ cup chicken broth
• 1 ⅔ cups unsweetened coconut milk (full fat)
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 7 ounces green asparagus
• chopped cilantro and scallions (for serving)