Rinse capon and snip away any excess fat from cavity using kitchen shears. Pat capon dry and season with salt inside and out. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
While capon is standing, mash garlic to a paste with salt using a mortar and pestle. Add cilantro, chile powder, cumin, and butter and mash to a paste again.
Arrange capon, breast side up, with neck toward you, and gently work your fingers between skin and flesh of breast, working your way down to thighs. Rub one third of butter mixture under skin of breast and thighs. Rub another third of butter mixture in cavity of bird, then tie legs together with kitchen string.
Put capon in a buttered roasting pan. Scatter carrots around bird and season with salt and pepper. Pour water over carrots. Roast in middle of oven 45 minutes. Remove pan from oven and brush top and sides of bird with remaining butter mixture. Roast, basting capon and carrots with pan juices every 20 minutes (tent capon with foil if it gets too brown), until a thermometer inserted 2 inches into fleshy part of a thigh registers 170°F, about 2 hours more.
Transfer carrots with some of pan juices to a heated serving dish and keep warm, covered. Let capon stand 20 minutes before carving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	904.86 Kcal (3788 kJ)
Calories from fat	325.55 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	36.17g	56%
Cholesterol	1780.89mg	594%
Sodium	1279.87mg	53%
Potassium	1879.47mg	40%
Total Carbs	22.18g	7%
Sugars	7.61g	30%
Dietary Fiber	4.69g	19%
Protein	110.7g	221%
Vitamin C	118.9mg	198%
Vitamin A	25.8mg	859%
Iron	36.8mg	204%
Calcium	125.1mg	13%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	114.78 Kcal (481 kJ)
Calories from fat	41.29 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.59g	56%
Cholesterol	225.9mg	594%
Sodium	162.35mg	53%
Potassium	238.4mg	40%
Total Carbs	2.81g	7%
Sugars	0.96g	30%
Dietary Fiber	0.6g	19%
Protein	14.04g	221%
Vitamin C	15.1mg	198%
Vitamin A	3.3mg	859%
Iron	4.7mg	204%
Calcium	15.9mg	13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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