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INGREDIENTS :

• 1 whole chicken [2½-3 lbs]
• 5-6 stalks fresh scallions
• 6 inch fresh ginger, peeled, cut into thick slices
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 additional stalks fresh scallions, chopped, for garnish [optional]
• 1 seedless cucumber, peeled, halved and sliced diagonally
• a few sprigs of fresh cilantro, for garnishing
• ½ tsp white peppercorns
• salt

Ingredients for Chicken rice :

• 3 cups long grained rice, washed and drained
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 2 tsp salt
• 2½ tbsp chicken fat or vegetable oil
• 6 cups, or more, chicken broth [from the cooking broth]
• 6 pandan leaves [screwpine leaves] [optional]

Ingredients for Special Chili Dipping Sauce :

• 1 tbsp kaffir lime juice [Substitute: lime or lemon juice]
• 1½-2 tbsp chicken broth [from the cooking broth]
• 2 tsp sugar
• 4 tbsp hot chili sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, finely ground or mashed
• 1 inch ginger, finely ground or grated
• salt

To Prepare Special Chili Dipping Sauce :

• Mix hot chili sauce with lime juice, sugar, garlic, ginger, chicken broth [spooning some of the chicken fat oil] and salt to taste
• Pour chili sauce into small condiment dishes, for each individual serving