Spicy Young Jackfruit in Coconut Milk

Recipe is from Diah Didi

What you need:

500g young jackfruit
2 daun salam
2cm blue ginger, lightly bruised
50g shaved gula melaka
1tsp beef stock powder (I used1/2tsp mushroom stock powder)
enough salt
1500ml coconut milk (I mixed 300ml thick coconut milk amd 1200ml water)

Blend into paste:
10 large chilies, deseed
6 shallots
3 cloves of garlic
1cm kencur root

Method:

1. Cut jackfruit into large chunks, put into a pot of boiling water and let boil for about 10 minutes. Drain and cut into small pieces
2. In a pan, heat oil and add in blended paste. Sautee until fragrant for a few minutes
3. Add in daun salam, blue ginger, gula melaka and coconut milk. Bring to boil, stir ocassionally
4. Add in salt and stock powder, followed by cut young jackfruit
5. Stir well and let simmer for awhile until jackfruit turns soft, about 15minutes over low fire
6. Check the taste, adjust accordingly and serve