5 whole chicken african style Recipes

frozen puff pastry (or 14 oz flaky pastry, which is about 400 g), whole chicken , 4 1/2 lbs (about 2.3 kg, do not use breasts only, see directions), water (750 ml), instant chicken bouillon granules (45 ml), sago (100 ml), flour (45 ml), garlic and herb seasoning, dried (or similar seasoning, 15 ml), fresh garlic cloves, crushed and chopped, fresh coarse ground black pepper (10 ml), ground nutmeg, fresh (7 ml), fresh lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon, 45 ml, or use lime juice), any seasoning salt , to taste (or ordinary salt, 5ml), fresh thyme leave (or 2 tsp dried ), chopped fresh rosemary (or use 2 tsp dried ), eggs, good quality sliced ham (120 g)

roasting chickens, salt , for seasoning chicken, pepper , for seasoning chicken, parsley, finely chopped, fresh chervil, finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, butter, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, flour , for dusting

whole chickens, water, onions, chopped, divided, butter or 2 -3 tbsp margarine, blanched almond, chopped coarsely, raisins (golden or brown ), salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, uncooked long grain white rice

dried lentils, chicken stock, water, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon rind, minced or grated, salt, cumin, sage, ground ginger, cinnamon, carrots, peeled and sliced, stalks celery , sliced along with leaves, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and left whole