Thai Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai)

Ingredients

• 1.5-2.5kg whole chicken
• 1 tbsp salt
• 4 coriander roots (bruised)
• 12 cups water (adjust to cover the chicken)
• 2 cups jasmine rice (washed)
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 10cm ginger (sliced in 2.5cm)
• 2 coriander roots (bruised)
• 2 tbsp chopped garlic (fried)
• ¼ cup oil
• Salt (optional)
• Ground white pepper (optional)
• ¼cup soy bean paste
• 2 tbsp palm sugar
• 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp thin soy sauce
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 4 red Thai chillies (finely chopped)
• 3 tbsp ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp garlic (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ½ cup winter gourd/daikon/chayote (cut into bite-sized)
• ¼ cup coriander (coarsely chopped)
• Fish sauce (optional)
• 4-6 sprigs coriander
• 1 cucumber (sliced)