3 mussamun curry with and Recipes

unsweetened coconut milk, divided (about 3 1/2 cups), mussamun curry paste (you can find a recipe for this at (also spelled massaman)), boneless chicken thighs or 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into bite-size chunks, skin left on, potato, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks (about 1 1/2 cups), onion , halved lengthwise and sliced lengthwise into thick wedges, dry roasted salted peanut, cinnamon sticks, each about 3 inches long, fish sauce, palm sugar or 3 tbsp light brown sugar or 3 tbsp dark brown sugar, tamarind juice, salt, freshly squeezed lime juice , plus more if needed

dried red chili peppers, ground cumin, ground coriander, fresh ground pepper, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cardamom, ground turmeric, salt, coarsely chopped onion, chopped garlic, minced fresh lemongrass (about 3 stalks ), minced fresh galangal or 1 tbsp fresh ginger, water (a few tablespoonsful)