Martinique Coconut Chicken Curry

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25 Ingredients

• Spice Mix
• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 to 1 hot red chile, preferably Scotch Bonnet, seeded (wear gloves)
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
• Chicken Curry
• 4 Tbsps sunflower or groundnut oil (peanut)
• 12 chicken pieces, preferably a mixture of thighs and drumsticks
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 18 ozs butternut squash, peeled and diced into 2-inch cubes
• 2 onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 eggplants, diced into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 to 3 large waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
• 3 small bay leaves
• 1 3/4 cups coconut milk
• 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 1 Tbsp tamarind paste*
• 1 large ripe mango, peeled and chopped into 2-inch chunks
• 1 large ripe papaya, peeled and sliced
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 1 1/2 Tbsps rum, optional
• *Can be found at specialty Asian markets.
• Serving suggestion: Boiled rice