Vietnamese Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken thighs and/or drumsticks
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 bags curry powder Vietnamese, *, about 20 g total or 4 tablespoons home-made Vietnamese curry
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 potato and/or sweet potato, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 taro peeled and cut into large chunks
• 2 large carrots peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 onion large, cut into wedges
• 2 stalks lemon grass smashed, no need to cut up so that it can be removed later
• 1 inch ginger piece
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 ounces tomato paste or tomato sauce
• 1 quart water or 1 liter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons Thai fish sauce or Vietnamese
• 1 can coconut milk 13.5 oz
• salt
• pepper
• 1 lemon cut into wedges
• fresh herbs optional
• scallions optional
• asian basil optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 1110 calories
• Carbohydrate : 86 grams
• Cholesterol : 190 milligrams
• Fat : 65 grams
• Fiber : 15 grams
• Protein : 49 grams
• SaturatedFat : 30 grams
• Sodium : 2170 milligrams
• Sugar : 16 grams