Sopa de gallina

Sopa de Gallina India is a  hearty El Salvadorian chicken soup.

The star ingredient of this traditional Salvadoran soup or broth is a free-range, home-raised chicken or a wild rooster known as gallina india. The chicken are raised on farms and the hen that the  locals call "Indian" is raised naturally in the field, fattened with what that chickens eat in their natural environment and with corn or maicillo.

With an incomparable, rich flavor due to it being raised in a natural environment and fed on a natural diet, the chicken is typically cooked in water with a variety of chopped vegetables, garlic, herbs, spices, and seasonings.

Typical vegetables used in the soup include carrots, onions, pipián (a type of small squash eaten as a vegetable), tomatoes, potatoes, chilote (baby corn), green chilis, and guisquil (a green, pear-shaped vegetable), while the most common herbs and spices used in the dish include parsley, chipilín (a leguminous plant), pepper, red pepper, achiote (a type of spice made from the seeds of the annatto tree), and basil.

After it’s been cooked, the chicken may also be cut into pieces, roasted, and then served alongside the soup.