The first step is to make the curry paste.
Start by cut and soak the chilies in water until soft. Then remove and set aside.
Toast the cumin seeds, coriander seeds and peanuts separately in a pan over medium heat. Roast each until fragrant, about 3-5 minutes.
Grind up the seeds together in a stone mortar and pound with a pestle until powdered. Then remove and set aside.
Add chilies and salt into the stone mortar and pound until a paste. Add the lemongrass then pound until a paste. Then add the galangal and coriander roots again, pound until paste.
Add the peanuts, shallots, garlic and powdered cumin & coriander seeds. Mash until paste. Add the shrimp paste and pound to mix well. Set aside.
Cut pork into thin slices.
Heat a pan on medium-high heat, then add coconut milk. Add all the paste and stir mix well.
Then add pork and stir the pork until cooked, add the lime leaves, fish sauce and palm sugar, then stir about 3-5 minutes so the meat is soft. Remove and serve.
garnish with shredded lime leaves and basil.