Taken from: RecipeTin Eats

30 mins prep, 4 hours cooking serves 4

Ingredients

Spice paste

• 4 dried chillies, rehydrated in boiling water
• 1 small onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 lemongrass stalk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Curry

• 500g slow cooking beef, cut into cubes
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 star anise
• 1 lemongrass stick, mashed
• 200ml coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 45g desiccated coconut