Thai Pineapple Curry with Shrimp

Name: Thai Pineapple Curry with Shrimp
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 1 can pineapple chunks, packed in juice NOT in syrup (or about 1¾ cups fresh pineapple); 4-5 Tbsp red curry paste (or to taste); 1½ cups coconut milk; ½ cup water or unsalted chicken stock; 2 Tbsp dried shrimp (optional), finely chopped or ground into a fluff in a coffee grinder; 7-8 makrut lime leaves (kaffir lime); 1-2 Tbsp fish sauce; 2-3 tsp chopped palm sugar (or brown or white sugar); About 1 Tbsp cooking tamarind (what is tamarind and how to make it?); Half a red bell pepper, julienned; 350g medium sized shrimp, peeled and deveined; Jasmine rice for serving