Chicken And Jackfruit Curry

• 1 medium roasting chicken, chopped into stewing-sized pieces
• 10 pieces young jackfruit
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper
• to make the curry paste (rempah)
• 6 -8 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 cm fresh turmeric, sliced
• 4 -5 slices galangal
• 3 chili, padis sliced
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 2 -3 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon malay shrimp paste (belacan)
• 2 candlenuts

1. to prepare rempah, combine all the rempah ingredients. pond together in a pestle and mortar untiil coarse paste forms.( you can whiz them in a blender if time is of the essence).
2. heat some oil in a wok and fry the herb paste until fragrant.
3. add the chicken and stir wellso that it is coated with the herb paste. stir-fry until chicken is half cooked. add in jackfruit and mix well.
4. add coconut milk and 1 cup of water. bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and let the curry simmer ofr about 30 minutes.
5. adjust seasoning and serve hot.

roasting chicken, young jackfruit, coconut milk, water, sugar, salt, curry, shallots, garlic, fresh turmeric, galangal, chili, stalk lemongrass, lime, ground coriander, shrimp, candlenuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-and-jackfruit-curry-224389 (may not work)