Ingredients

  • ¼ cup coriander seeds
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 10 small shallots, sliced
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 15 garlic cloves
  • 5 candlenuts (or 5 to 10 macadamia nuts)
  • 2 to 3 1-inch pieces kaempferia galanga root, peeled (optional)
  • ½ tablespoon white peppercorns
  • 1 3-inch piece ginger, peeled and lightly smashed to loosen the fibers
  • 1 3-inch piece galangal, peeled and lightly smashed to loosen the fibers
  • 5 lemongrass stalks, trimmed, smashed and tied into knots
  • 10 to 15 fresh or dried salam leaves (Indonesian bay leaves)
  • 20 fresh makrut (kaffir) lime leaves
  • 1 tomato, chopped (or 1 cup cherry tomatoes)
  • 1 8.5-ounce can coconut milk
  • ¾ cup chicken stock
  • 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces