Remove tendons and fat from meat and cut into cubes. Peel and dice onions and garlic. Fry the meat in hot clarified butter all around. Add onion and garlic cubes and steam briefly. Pour in coconut milk and 3/4 litres of water, stir in curry paste and add bay leaves.
Season with salt, lime juice and sugar and braise at medium heat for about 1 hour. Peel, wash and dice the potatoes. Add potatoes and cashew nuts 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Season curry if necessary