Thai Red Beef Curry

Ingredients

• Ingredients - for the paste
• 1 tablespoon coriander roots, thoroughly washed and chopped finely
• 3 long red chilies, chopped (remove seeds for a milder curry)
• 1½ tablespoons ginger, peeled and grated
• 6 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 stick of lemongrass, bruised and sliced
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 6 shallots, peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (if available)
• 2 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• 1½ tablespoons lime juice
• Ingredients for the curry
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 brown onions, peeled and sliced
• 1kg diced beef
• 1 x 440g tin coconut milk
• ½ cup water
• 2 carrots peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped into large chunks