Ingredients

Spice Paste

• 4 cloves garlic

• 6 macadamia nuts

• 2 Tablespoons ground coriander

• 1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon ground fennel

• 1 teaspoon ground pepper

• 2 Tablespoons water

Chicken

• 1 3/4 cups (400 mL) coconut cream

• 1/2 cup whipping cream

• 4 Tablespoons ground raw almonds or almond flour

• 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice

• 3 Tablespoons coconut oil

• 1 very small onion, sliced

• 2 teaspoons minced ginger root, pounded into a paste

• 6 cardamom pods

• 6 cloves

• 2 stalks lemongrass, tender inner part of the bottom only

• 1 whole chicken, but into pieces (optional to skin the chicken)

• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/4 cups water

• Crispy fried shallots to garnish (optional)