This document provides a recipe for Massaman curry along with details on the ingredients and cooking process. It lists the spices and herbs used to make the curry paste, including dried chilies, coriander seeds, cumin, lemongrass, and galangal. It then describes how to cook the curry by simmering the paste with coconut cream, potatoes, chicken, onions and spices. Finally, it discusses the health benefits of many of the Thai herbs used, such as their digestive and anti-inflammatory properties.

1. Massaman Curry

2. Curry Paste Ingredients
 Big dried chilies
 Black peppercorns
 Coriander seeds
 Cumin seeds
 Cardamom
 Cassia leaf
 Shrimp paste
 Salt
 Kaffir Lime skin
 Galangal
 Coriander roots
 Lemongrass
 Shallots
 Garlic

3. The Curry Recipe
 4 tablespoons curry paste
 1 leg and 2 thighs chicken
 1 cup coconut cream + 1 cup coconut milk
 1 cup white potatoes
 1 cup onions, or peeled whole shallots
 4 cardamom pods
 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, whole
 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or to taste)
 1" piece of cinnamon stick
 1/4 tablespoons salt (or to taste)
 2 tablespoons tamarind paste (or to taste)

4. Cooking
 Add the coconut cream to the pan and adjust the temperature on
the medium high. Keep stirring around 3-4 minutes and until the
coconut cream become a good deal.
 Next, add 4 tablespoons of the curry paste then simmer until
fragrant, about 3-4 minutes.
 Add cinnamon, cardamom seeds and keep stirring so all
ingredients will mix well.
 Add potatoes, chicken and onions and coconut milk then adjust
the temperature to the low level. Leave the pot around 10-15
minutes.
 Add peanuts, if it gets too dry then add some water.
 Next, add salt, palm sugar and tamarind juice. Taste- you may
need to adjust the flavor if it’s not salty , sweet and sour enough.
 Serve with rice or roti.

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8. Benefits of Thai Herbs
 Black peppercorns are used as a spice and condiment. Therapeutic uses
are as carminative, antipyretic, diaphoretic and diuretic agents.
 Cardamom is effective in improving digestion. It is a good stimulant and
beneficial for those suffering from flatulence and gas. Cardamom also helps
in cleansing the body as it has detoxifying properties and improves blood
circulation to the lungs.
 Cassia leaves is a stimulant and carminative. It can treat digestive
problems including diarrhea, helps in controlling blood pressure and
provides relief from headaches.
 Cinnamon stick can lessen joint and muscle pain. Diabetics should know
that a recommended daily dose of this spice can help regulate blood sugar.
Cinnamon can also improve your circulation and relieve common stomach
discomforts.
 Coriander roots are used as a carminative, stomachic, diuretic and
antiflatulence. It also helps reduce the gas in your stomach.
 Coriander seeds have a health-supporting reputation that is high on the list
of the healing spices. They are used as an “anti-diabetic” herb, control of
blood sugar, cholesterol and free radical production.

9. Benefits of Thai Herb
 Cumin seed is used as a flavoring and condiment. Cumin's therapeutic
properties manifest as a stomachic, bitter tonic, carminative, stimulant and
astringent.
 Dried chili gives you a good appetite, helps out the gas and diuretic,
reduce phlegm. It also helps to relieve indigestion.
 Galangal is an erect annual plant with aromatic, ginger-like rhizomes, and
commonly used in Thai cooking as a flavoring. The therapeutic uses as
carminative, stomachic, antirheumatic and antimicrobial agents.
 Garlic is used as a flavoring and condiment in Thai cuisine. Therapeutic
uses are as an antimicrobial, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant,
antiflatulence and cholesterol lowering agents.
 Kaffir Lime skin or peel is used as a flavoring. Therapeutic uses are
antiflatulence and appetite. It also helps to decrease the gas in your
stomach.
 Lemongrass is used as a flavoring. Therapeutic properties are as a
diuretic, emmanagogue, antiflatulence, anti flu and antimicrobial agent.
 Shallots are used as flavoring or seasoning agents. Therapeutic properties
include the alleviation of stomach discomfort, and as an antihelmintic,

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