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Buttered Caribbean chicken broth and wings with Sri Lankan chicken biryani

Fruit and vegetables

2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 head garlic, cut in half
12 curry leaves
1 potato, approximately 250g/9oz, skin on, well scrubbed and chopped
300g/10½oz fresh pineapple, skin removed and chopped
1 red chilli, stalk removed and roughly chopped
1 green chilli, stalk removed and roughly chopped
1 head garlic, roasted and cloves removed
80g/2¾oz fresh coconut, flesh roughly chopped
5g fresh coriander (or chadon beni if available), roughly chopped
25ml/¾fl oz coconut vinegar
1 lime, zest and juice
30g/1oz fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
3 dried red chillies, stems removed
1 red onion, roughly chopped
12 curry leaves
1½ tsp fenugreek seeds
2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
600g/1lb 5oz new potatoes
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

Tins, packets and jars

2 chilli de arbol or other dried chillies
400ml tin coconut milk
½ tbsp ghee
5 tbsp ghee or oil
500g/1lb 2oz basmati rice, washed
2 chicken stock cubes

Cooking ingredients

2 tbsp
green seasoning
2 tbsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 cinnamon stick
2 tsp coriander seeds
15g/½oz medium curry powder
10g salt, plus extra for seasoning
freshly ground black pepper
25g/1oz jaggery, palm sugar, soft dark demerara sugar or molasses
1 tsp chilli oil
5g salt
12 cloves
8 green cardamom pods, bashed
10 small garlic cloves
3 tbsp roasted curry powder
1½ tbsp chilli powder
½ tbsp ground turmeric
1 cinnamon stick (about 5–7g)
1½ tsp mustard seeds
1½ tsp salt
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp salt

Dairy, eggs and chilled

2 tbsp butter
240g/8¾oz Greek-style yoghurt, plain yoghurt or buffalo curd

Meat, fish and poultry

3kg/6lb 2oz chicken wings
8 roasted chicken wings, cut in half
1kg/2lb 4oz chicken thighs, boneless, cut into strips

Other

splash golden rum or arak (optional)
4 tbsp Baduma

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