Lamb Curry

• 2 pounds lamb meat or lamb innards
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Spice Paste, recipe follows
• 2 cardamom seeds
• 3 cloves
• 1 (1 1/2-inch) piece cinnamon
• 1 (3/4-inch) piece fresh galangal, smashed
• 2 lemongrass stalks, bruised
• 3 salam leaves (optional)*see note
• 1 1/2 quarts coconut milk
• *Note: can be found at ethnic markets. It can be substituted with curry leaves
• 5 red chilies, chopped
• 10 shallots, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled
• 5 candlenuts
• 1 (3/4-inch) piece fresh ginger, chopped
• (3/4-inch) piece fresh turmeric, chopped
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon anise seed
• 15 black peppercorns
• 1/4 tablespoon fennel seeds
• Salt

1. Trim the meat and cut into cubes.
2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
3. Add the pounded spice paste and fry until fragrant.
4. Add the cardamom seeds, cloves, cinnamon, galangal, lemongrass, and salam leaves.
5. After 2 minutes, add the meat and stir until the meat stiffens.
6. Add the coconut milk and stir well on low fire until meat is tender, about 1 to 2 hours.
7. When you see that the coconut milk is evaporating, add some hot water.
8. When the oil comes up, take it away and keep stirring until the sauce becomes thick.
9. Serve with white rice.
10. Combine all of the ingredients and mix into a fine paste in a mortar and pestle, or in a food processor.

lamb meat, vegetable oil, cardamom seeds, cloves, cinnamon, fresh galangal, lemongrass stalks, salam, coconut milk, curry, red chilies, shallots, garlic, candlenuts, fresh ginger, fresh turmeric, coriander seeds, anise seed, black, fennel seeds, salt

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/lamb-curry-recipe0.html (may not work)