Almond chicken curry recipe

Ingredients

• 12 fresh curry leaves
• 2 fresh makrut (kaffir) lime leaves
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 2 tsp amchur (dried mango) powder
• 15 g piece of root ginger (about 1.5cm/0.5inch), grated
• 3 garlic cloves, grated
• 60 g ground almonds
• 1 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
• 200 g skinless, boneless chicken thighs, sliced
• 400 ml boiling water
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 250 g ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 160 g spinach, roughly chopped
• 1 pinch each sea salt and freshly ground black pepper