Authentic Chicken Rendang

Name: Authentic Chicken Rendang
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 600g chicken; 1 cup coconut cream or coconut milk; 1 tsp salt, or to taste; 2 tsps palm sugar, or to taste (or sugar); 1 tsp tamarind paste; 1 tbsp coconut butter or kerisik; 5-6 makrut lime leaves; 1 tbsp cooking oil, extra for sauteeing; 1 cinnamon; 2 star anise; 3-4 cloves; 3-4 cardamom; 1 onion or shallots, chopped; 2-3 garlic; 1 inch ginger, chopped; 10 dried chillies, rehydrated or 2 tbsp dried chilli paste; 1 inch galangal, chopped; 1 lemongrass, white inner core; 1 tsp turmeric powder or 1 inch fresh turmeric; 2 candlenut; 1/4 cup water, for easier blending; fried shallots