Javanese Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups canned unsweetened coconut milk
• 5 fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves
• 1 fresh red Holland chile, or other hot fresh red long chile, such as Fresno, cayenne, or serrano
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 3-pound whole free-range chicken
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 piece fresh ginger, 2-inches long
  • 1 piece fresh or frozen galangal, 1-1/2-inches long
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 6 shallots
  • 4 daun salam leaves
  • 1 fresh lemongrass
  • 2 pieces cinnamon stick, each piece 4 inches long

1. First, make the flavoring paste. Place the chile, shallots, garlic, galangal, ginger, and coriander in a small food processor, and pulse until the coriander is well ground (no visible bits or pieces should remain) and you have a smooth paste the consistency of creamy mashed potatoes. (If the p...

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