BBC Food - Recipes - Coronation chicken

Ingredients

• 1.5kg/4lb free-range chicken
• 4 spring onions , sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled, left whole
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 10 whole black peppercorns
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 85ml/3fl oz red wine
• 150ml/¼pint water
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• caster sugar
• 2 slices lemon
• squeeze of lemon juice
• 425ml/15fl oz good-quality mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp apricot purée (made by blending 4-5 stoned, dried apricots with 3 tbsp water)
• 3 tbsp whipped cream
• 1 tbsp roughly chopped coriander
• rice , cooked according to packet instructions