Preparation
Heat 3 litres of water in a cooking pot and add the hen, bones, soaked chickpeas; the peeled and chopped potatoes; half the peeled and chopped onion; the sliced carrots and the rest of the cleaned vegetables, cut into large pieces.
Cover the pot and allow to cook on a low heat for between 2 to 3 hours.
After this time, remove from the heat, take the hen out of the stock, de-bone it, de-bone the meat and set aside.
Strain the stock through a colander and also set aside.
Place the strained stock in a pan and heat, and when it is hot, add the rice and diced ham.
Cook on a high heat for 15 minutes, until the rice is ready.
Then separate and pour into a soup tureen.