Canja - Chicken Soup

1 fat chicken, cut up
2 tbs cooking oil
1 onion sliced
2 tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 tsp sweet basil
5 sprigs of cilantro
1 green onion
1 c rice
Cooked ham

1. Fry the chicken in hot cooking oil. Add sliced onion. Cover with water, add other listed ingredients, except the rice and the ham. Let cook until the chicken is tender.
2. Remove the chicken from the bones and skin and strain the broth. There should be about 3 quarts of broth. If necessary, add water to make that amount. Cut chicken meat into small pieces. Return the broth to the stove and add 1 c rice to the broth and cook until the rice is nearly tender. Add the cut up chicken and ½ c cooked ham cut into small pieces. Continue cooking until the rice looses its shape. Serve very hot.