Chicken / Beef Curry

Ingredients:
3-4 shallots ~ sliced

2-3 cloves garlic ~ sliced

1” fresh ginger ~ sliced

3 stalks lemongrass ~ pounded

1 cinnamon

2 star anise

2 cardamoms
2 potatoes ~ cut quarters

2 carrots ~ cut

200ml fresh milk / 200ml coconut milk

Salt to taste

Paste:

5 tbsp curry powder

1 tbsp chili paste

Curry leaves

Directions/Instructions:

1. Heat oil & sauté all the ingredients till golden.
2. Prepare curry paste.  Add water, chili paste & curry leaves.  Mix well the paste.
3. Add in the curry paste together with the sauté ingredients.  Stir well for 2-3 minutes until the paste is cooked.
4. Add in the chicken.  Keep stirring the chicken together with the paste for another 1-2 minutes.
5. Pour in the water as enough to almost cover the chicken.
6. Combine the potatoes & carrots.   Let simmer until the potatoes & carrots are tender.
7. Add in the fresh milk / coconut milk.  Keep on stirring the mixture well.  Add salt to taste.