Coronation chicken

Name: Coronation chicken
Ingredients: 1.5kg/4lb free-range chicken; 4 spring onions, sliced; 6 garlic cloves, peeled, left whole; 1 tbsp sea salt; 10 whole black peppercorns; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tbsp curry powder; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 85ml/3fl oz red wine; 150ml/¼pint water; 1 bay leaf; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Caster sugar; 2 slices lemon; Squeeze of lemon juice; 425ml/15fl oz good-quality mayonnaise; 2 tbsp apricot purée (made by blending 4-5 stoned, dried apricots with 3 tbsp water); 3 tbsp whipped cream; 1 tbsp roughly chopped coriander; Rice, cooked according to packet instructions