Malaysian Chicken Curry

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 pound chicken about 3 lb, cut into pieces, or about 3 chick
• 4 garlic
• 3 shallots or 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons gingerroot minced
• 3 stalks lemongrass tender, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 cardamom pods crushed
• 6 whole cloves
• 3 whole star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 tablespoons black mustard seeds
• 3 tablespoons red curry paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons light brown sugar or packed palm
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 14 ounces coconut milk
• 2 tomatoes
• 3 pounds asian eggplants or 1 regular eggplant, about 1 1/4 total
• 8 ounces green beans or long

1. Sprinkle 1 tsp (5 mL) of the salt and turmeric over chicken; set aside. In food processor, puree together garlic, shallots, ginger and 2 tbsp water to make smooth paste; set aside.
2. Pressing on side of knife, lightly crush lemongrass. Cut into 2-inch long pieces; set aside.
3. In large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Lightly brown chicken, in batches; set aside. Drain off fat. Reduce heat to medium; cook reserved lemongrass, cardamom, cloves, star anise, cinnamon and mustard seeds, shaking pan, until mustard seeds start to pop, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic mixture, curry paste and sugar; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
4. Stir in stock and coconut milk; bring to simmer. Add chicken and any accumulated juices and remaining salt; reduce heat, cover and simmer until juices run clear when thighs are pierced, about 20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, peel and cut each tomato into 8 wedges; remove seeds. Cut eggplants into 2-inch long chunks. Cut long beans into 2-inch long pieces. Add tomatoes, eggplants and beans to pan; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Uncover and simmer until eggplants are tender, about 7 minutes.

salt, turmeric, chicken, garlic, shallots, gingerroot, tender, vegetable oil, cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks, black mustard seeds, red curry, light brown sugar, chicken stock, coconut milk, tomatoes, asian eggplants, green beans

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Malaysian-Chicken-Curry-1662975 (may not work)