Chicken Rendang

Name: Chicken Rendang
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes; 1/3 cup cooking oil; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cloves; 3 star anise; 3 cardamom pods; 1 lemongrass, white part only, pounded and cut into strips; 1 cup coconut milk; 1 cup water; 5 kaffir lime leaves, bruised; 5 tablespoons toasted grated coconut (kerisik); 1 tablespoon sugar or to taste; salt to taste; 6 shallots; 1 inch galangal; 3 stalks lemongrass, white part only; 4 cloves garlic; 1- inch piece ginger, peeled; 10 dried chilies (chili arbol), seeded