Spicy Roast Chicken Recipe

Ingredients :
1.5kg 3 teaspoons 3 cloves 2 teaspoons 2 teaspoons 2 tablespoons 2 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 30g	Chicken Chopped red chilies Garlic Peppercorns, crushed Soft brown sugar Soy sauce Ground turmeric Lime juice Butter, chopped
Method : Preheat the over to moderate 180oC. using a large cleaver, cut the chicken in half by cutting down the backbone and along the breastbone. To prevent the wings from burning, tuck them underneath. Place the chicken, skin side up, on a rack in a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the chili, garlic, peppercorns and sugar in a food processor or mortar and pestle and process briefly, or pound until smooth. Add the soy sauce, turmeric and lime juice, and process in short bursts, or stir if using a mortar and pestle, until combined. Brush the spice mixture over the chicken, dot it with the butter pieces and bake it for another 30 minutes or until cooked through and rich red. Serve warm or at room temperature.