Pound coriander roots,garlic,black pepper,make fine paste ,stir fry on low heat until fragrace,add 5 spices ,keep stiring
Higher heat to mdium,stir in chopped pork legs or your choice of chicken pieces ,stir until no longer pink ,add palm sugar,brown sugar..stir until sugar dissolves and look shinny,add all seasoning except salt
Add water or stock ,stir only to mix and pork or chicken not stick to the pot bottom ,then let it simmer approximately 1 hour on low heat for pork leg,stir occasionly ,half an hour for chicken ,add peeled hard boil eggs ,let it simmer again another 1 hour or half an hour add more stock or watr if soup too dry ,taste the soup ( if not salty yet add salt or skip it ),taste pork or chicken if it tendered ,turn heat off,serve hot garnish with coriander,some red pepper slices and steamed jasmine rice :)
