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1. Fill the pot with water, about half way, add salt and olive oil, and start boiling. Wash chicken. Leave skin on. Then, slice the garlic in small pieces. Poke small holes in the chicken and insert the garlic pieces, in 5-6 places. You will use maybe two of the garlic cloves. I also cut half a lemon, squeeze the juice out, and add the used portion inside the chicken, with extra garlic.
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2. Add the whole chicken to the boiling water. Make sure that the water doesn't cover the chicken, but it should be more than half way up up the chicken. At this point I also add the carrots and rice or noodles. You can add celery, leek, etc. if you use rice, probably want to add a bit more water. I boil it for about 45 minutes, turning it over once somewhere in the middle. When it's done, remove the chicken and put it on a cutting board and start cutting and cleaning the chicken. I usually remove all skin and bones while the chicken is still hot, it's a lot easier. Cut it into small or medium pieces and set aside in a plate.
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3. Take a big bowl and add the juice of 2 lemons. Then add the egg and mix the two together with just a fork or mixing utensil, no need for mixer. By now, the soup will be a little cooler. It doesn't have to be cold, just not really hot. Using a ladle, remove soup from the big pot and add it slowly to the egg-lemon mixture, beating it with the fork constantly. Repeat this 4-5 times so the mixture starts having the color you've seen. At that point, the mixture should be safe and the egg won't curdle any more. You can then take the whole mixture and add it back into the big soup pot, mixing it with the ladle while you reheat the soup a little. Try to stop short of boiling it again, cause it will start to curdle the egg. It just needs a little heat, 3 or 4 minutes or so. At this stage, you can add some of the chicken pieces back in, or just save them to add whenever you reheat some soup. You can also add some more lemon juice and salt and pepper.
