Coconut Chicken Curry - Le-Thermique

Ingredients

• 2 stalks lemongrass (香茅), sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 shallots, peeled and chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp curry powder
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes (Chinese preferred)
• 1 Thai bird's eye chili, sliced *optional
• 8 chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
• 4 small potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise pods
• 5 lime leaves *optional
• 360 ml coconut milk
• 120 ml chicken stock
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tsp brown sugar