Daging Roedjak - Indonesian beef stew in coconut milk

Ingredients

• 1 kg stewing beef
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 red chillies
• 4 candlenuts (kemiri nuts)
• 2 teaspoons fresh galangal (or ground)
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons tamarind
• 20 grams Indonesian palm sugar (gula djawa)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 1 heaped teaspoon of shrimp paste (trassi)
• 300 ml coconut milk
• sunflower oil