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Ingredients

• 500g lamb (or beef)
• 2 potatoes - remove skin and cut into chunks (optional)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup oil
• Salt for taste (only if need or use sparingly as fish sauce is salty)
• For the curry paste (blend/process to a thick paste)
• 5-6 dried red chilies
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 3 cloves
• 3 cardamoms (only the seeds)
• 1/2 inch roasted belacan
• 1/2 inch galangal
• 2-3 sprigs coriander leaves (cut off roots and include the stems)
• 1 lemongrass
• 5 shallots
• 5 garlic
• 1/2 tsp lime rind