Jaffna-Style Roast Chicken Recipe By Anna Tobias

Ingredients

• 2.2 kg Whole Chicken
• ½ tsp fenugreek
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• ½ tsp black peppercorns
• ½ tsp coriander seeds
• 2 cloves
• ½ nutmeg, grated
• 5 cardamom pods, bashed with the flat of a knife
• ½ cinnamon stick
• 2 tsp tomato paste
• 1 thumb ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 roots turmeric, grated (or 1 tsp ground turmeric)
• 1 small bunch curry leaves, picked (or 2 tbsp dried curry leaves)
• ½ heaped tsp chilli powder
• 200ml coconut milk
• 150ml water
• 1 tbsp fine salt