Bulacan Sinampalukang Manok

Ingredients:
6 cups rice washing
cooking oil
1 inch ginger, peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 whole native chicken, cut into 8-10 pieces
½ cup rice mixed with the chicken blood, boiled separately until rice is done
¼ kg young tamarind leaves, minced
3 pieces finger chili
2 tsp fine salt


Procedure:
Saute the ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes until tomatoes are fully mashed.
Add the chicken, cover the pan and simmer until the mixture is nearly dry.
Add the rice washing and cook chicken until chicken becomes tender.
Stir in pre-cooked chicken blood with rice, the young tamarind leaves and finger chilies. Season with salt. Cook until chicken is tender.