16 mulato or ancho chillies (about 200g/7oz), cleaned, seeds removed and retained
4 pasilla chillies, cleaned, seeds removed and retained
1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
handful lettuce leaves
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 small ripe plantain or unripe banana, peeled and thickly sliced
1 litre/1¾ pints chicken stock
120g/4½ oz blanched almonds
6 black peppercorns
5cm/2in cinnamon stick
pinch ground cloves
1 tbsp coriander seeds
4 tbsp corn oil
130g/4¾oz raisins or currants
1 tsp oregano
salt
50²µ/1¾´Ç³ú sesame seeds
2 tbsp sesame seeds
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú dark chocolate (70–85% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
30g/1oz stale baguette or white bread (roughly 1 slice)
4–5 skinless chicken breasts