Thai Massaman Curry

Ingredients

• 500 grams lamb or beef
• 2 potatoes remove skin and cut into chunks, optional
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup oil
• salt for taste, only if need or use sparingly as fish sauce is salty
• 6 red chilies dried
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 3 cloves
• 3 cardamoms only the seeds
• 1/2 inch belacan roasted
• 1/2 inch galangal
• 3 sprigs coriander leaves cut off roots and include the stems
• 1 lemongrass
• 5 shallots
• 5 garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon lime rind