Roasted Poussins with Pomegranate Sauce and Potato Rösti

Name: Roasted Poussins with Pomegranate Sauce and Potato Rösti
Ingredients: 1 cup bottled pomegranate juice; 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1/8 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads; 2 tablespoons or more vegetable oil, for frying; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons salt; 3/4 cup roasted walnuts; 4 russet (baking) potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 8 (1 pound) poussins (small chickens) or 8 (1 1/4 pound) Cornish hens