nyonya-style chicken curry | nyonya kari aya - hsa*ba: please eat

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons chilli powder*
• 8-10 shallots or around 250g
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 dried chillies, soaked in hot water
• 15g fresh turmeric root
• 15g shrimp paste, roasted**
• 100ml peanut oil
• 1 star anise
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces or use 8 thighs
• 8 new potatoes, peeled and halved
• 1 lemongrass stalk, bruised
• 250ml water
• 270ml coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon palm sugar or brown sugar
• salt to taste