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Soto Ayam - Indonesian "Chicken" Soup
45 min
Main
Servings
Total
45 minPrep
20 minCook
25 minContains
soy
gluten
Free from
peanut
tree nut
sesame
Ingredients
Bumbu "blend of spices"
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3garlic cloves, whole
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2medium shallots, quartered
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3Thai chili peppers (bird's eye chili), or less for less spicy
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1½ Tbsp (12 g)fresh ginger, peeled
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1 Tbsp (15 mL)vegetable oil
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1½ tsp (4 g)fresh turmeric
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1½ tsp (3 g)ground coriander
Soup base
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1 Tbsp (15 mL)vegetable oil
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2medium potatoes, peeled, cut into ½cm slices
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4 cups (960 mL)water
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1vegetable bouillon cube
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1⅔ cups (399 mL)canned full-fat coconut milk
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5.3 oz (150 g)dry ramen noodles
Vegan "chicken"
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1 Tbsp (15 mL)vegetable oil
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7.1 oz (200 g)mock "chicken" pieces
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3garlic cloves, thinly sliced
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2medium shallots, minced
Garnish
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⅔ cup (60 g)fresh bean sprouts
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¼ cup (4 g)fresh cilantro (optional)
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1stalk green onion, sliced
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2 Tbsp (7 g)crispy fried onions (optional)
Make your own
Directions
- Add all of the bumbu ingredients to a small food processor. Blend until smooth*.
- Add the oil to a large pot on medium-high. When hot, add the bumbu mixture and cook for 3 minutes, stirring throughout.
- Then add the potatoes, water, and bouillon. Cook covered at a simmer 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked through.
- Meanwhile, add the oil to a large pan on medium-high heat. When hot, add the mock chicken and cook for 3 minutes.
- Then add the garlic and shallot, and cook for another 2 - 3 minutes.
- Add the 'chicken' spice mix. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring throughout. Set aside.
- When the potatoes are cooked, add the chicken to the pot, along with the coconut milk. Cook until heated through.
- Meanwhile, prepare the noodles according to the package instructions. For us, the noodles simply needed to sit in boiling water for 3 minutes.
- Add the noodles to a bowl, and ladle the soup over top. Garnish, and enjoy!
Notes
- * Add more oil or a small splash of water as needed if the mixture won't blend.
Storage
- The assembled soup is best when enjoyed immediately, but can also be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Let us know what you think
Plate method
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Grains & Starches 70%
• medium potato
• dry ramen noodles
Proteins 11%
• mock "chicken" pieces
Fruits & Veggies 19%
• garlic clove
• medium shallot
• Thai chili pepper (bird's eye chili)
• fresh ginger
• fresh turmeric
• garlic clove
• medium shallot
• fresh bean sprouts
• fresh cilantro
• stalk green onion
Calcium
No significant sources of calciumFat
• vegetable oil
• vegetable oil
• canned full-fat coconut milk
• vegetable oil
Nutrition info
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Super comforting and delicious :). Swapped out the chili pepper with bell pepper from a jar and it was still very good!
Loved this soup! Easy to make and it had so much flavour. It felt very comforting and healthy and I will make this many many times again
I made this when I was dealing with the infection in my body, and I felt so much better. So fragrant, so easy to make.
Oof, this is going into my "top comfort meals." So nice to have when you're feeling low or just after a long day 💛🍜
This is so delicious! It's already made it into my regular routine after trying it for the first time a couple of weeks ago!
I made it once with my homemade seitan in place of vegan chicken and another time just with tofu, because that's what I had on hand.
I also made a batch with the same soup base but where I added some more vegetables (brocolli, napa cabbage and aubergine because I had stuff that needed to be used) - also delicious! I fried the aubergine on a pan before adding to the soup and the brocolli and napa cabbage I cut into bite size pieces and added after the potatoes had been cooking for a while, so they didn't get too mushy (stalk and middle of leaves first and the more delicate bits just before turning off the heat).
Love it love it!!❤️ first time but not the last😍
Really delicious! I added a bit of vegan fish sauce and soy sauce and it tasted amazing
Tastes amazing!
So good!! 🔥😍 It's a first recipe I've made from the app. It's a perfect bowl of sunshine on a cold and rainy spring day ✨
Lovely flavors! Will be on repeat!
This is one my favourite recipes of all time! It helps to prep the sauce and just warm up and mix the ingredients later
Very easy and full of flavours 😀
Really positively surprised how good this recipe was. I'm trying to go vegan again and this was a really good start. It also taste good with rice. Exited to try out the other ones that I have been saving these couple of days. Thank you! 🌱
I can’t believe how incredible this recipe is! I’ll be making this again and again!!
this was great, especially the chicken! I added fresh laos which was a great addition
So good!!
Damnnnnn this dish is amazing 😍 makes me feel like I am a chef, love the feeling!
Super tasty. It's my second time i made it. All of those recipe i can make over and over. I love it. Thank you
So good! I added some baby spinach and bulked my mock chicken out with mushrooms. One of my favourite so far!
Would chickpeas work as a sub for the “chicken”? I’m trying to use what I have if possible. 🙂
Another amazingly delicious PUL recipe! 😍 Thank you for this one, I'll cook it again and again in the future.
Very easy and delicious
Great flavor and easy to make! Delicous coconut broth with a little kick as an afternote. Will definitely make it again!
What I would do without your recipe! Thanks a lot for your ideas, your abilities and for sharing them... I'm discovering a lot of new tastes thanks to you :)
This hit the spot, my husband and I were both sick and this soup was so comforting and delicious!
I loved it! We ate the 150 gram noodles with two people and that was enough for us. We have leftovers from the soup, so we'll eat that another day. 😍
This is a great soup! I used slightly less garlic and a bit of chili, to make sure the kids would enjoy the soup and they did. Thank you!
Easy to make. Bumbu smells and taste Fantastic but go easy on the liquids as it's very easy to wash out the flavours.
Delicious! But with even half a red chili she was a-spicy baby! We toned down the spice with more water, a little more stick cube and a touch of sugar.
Love a vegan option for Soto ayam!!!!
Ultimate comfort food
I currently have corona and was wanting something comforting but easy to make. The result was so good, warming and filling. The only problem I had was the initial blending. I started with my blender which I got as a recommendation from your website but it was still too big so then I tried it in a nutribullet which also didn't work. I added water and did it that way and cooked the mixture on a high heat until the water evaporated. Do you have any tips which would mean I wouldn't have to add water? I know it mentions a small blender, hence the 2nd attempt in the nutribullet. I did also keep stopping to scrap down the sides.
Many thanks for a lovely recipe. I think next time I might use tofu.
Delicious dinner
Maar
This is absolutely amazing
So good!
I absolutely loved it. So delicious and full of flavors. Thank you both very much for this wonderful app. I thought you might have a cook book available at some point but this is so much better. I tried a lot of recipes already and I aim to try more. It was a great investment into my health.
So flavourful and delicious! Excited for leftovers.
Incredibly delicious! Like literally incredible how these few simple ingredients can make such a tasty soup! It’s become my new favorite dish. I added some carrots, peas and canned corn and I think it worked out perfectly 👌😋
It was sooo easy to make I was pleasantly surprised! I’m not a huge fan of mock meat so I substituted it with Tofu and it turned out great! Such a cozy meal when it’s cold and rainy outside 🧥🍜
I made this after watching the video where Robin makes it for Sadia for the first time. Immediately ran to the nearby market for ingredients. The hubby and I were obsessed with the bright, freshness of the ginger. Coworkers were jealous at work when I heated up my leftovers because the break room smelled divine!
This soup is so delicious! Eating it will leave you both nourished & very satisfied. AND it all comes together quick & easy. Love it!
This soup is so good! I already cooked it a few times 😃
Excellent 😋 Ate with whole (non vegan) family who all said it was one their best meals ever!
Really delicious soup. Didn't have the chili peppers, so used chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and a sweet pepper instead and it worked well.
Also really like the chicken spice mix. I cooked our soy curls on the stove as well as bake them after the I added the chicken spice mix to the pan.
Perfect soup with our challah.
This recipe looks so yummy, I can't wait to try it! Quick question, would the same steps apply if I were to use regular chicken instead of the vegan version?
This soup is the best! I already made it multiple times en every time it’s on the menu we look forward to eating it! I add spinach for extra veggies. My dad, who does not like coconut and loves eating meat, was also very enthusiastic about this soup! I’m planning on making it for lot’s more people to try :-)
Very nice soup! Beautiful flavors.
Super delicious and flavorful! I didn’t have red chili peppers so I used a couple jalapeños and they worked great!
I saw it after watching the video where they made it and wow, it’s so good! I had to swap the fresh turmeric for powder and the chili’s for so Sambal 😅 but it still turned out great 10/10
My mom, who never eats asian food, loved this so much that she decided to make this in a few weeks when guests are coming over.
Very lovely and filled with spice!
This is the first recipe I tried after downloading the app and I absolutely loved it! I already had all the ingredients in my pantry and the recipe was so straightforward and easy to follow. Thank you PUL team for this amazing recipe!!
There's recipes that surprise you, and then there's recipes you look at once and you know they're going to be fabulous. This was one of the latter kind for me. I saved it for a rainy Saturday when I needed some cheering up, and the recipe turned out exactly as I had imagined - great! :-)
Delicious thank you! I've made it a couple of times now.
I loved this! The spice and flavor 10/10. I added just a little sugar to the both and lime juice!
Made this last night and even my kids loved it! Absolutely a winner!!
I wasn't convinced I'd like this as I'm not a huge potato fan but wow it was so delicious! The coconut milk makes the flavours quite subtle but it still had so much depth with the spices. The whole family really enjoyed. Added some spinach which worked really well.
We ended up with a bit too much liquid so was able to many an extra meal from it the next day by adding more veggies, protien pieces, and some sweet potato as we were out of regular potato and it was still lovely.
I’ve started craving this! Does well the next day after cooking
This is a new favorite! My brother suggested that I cook it immediately after he saw Robin making it in your "what I eat in a day".
This soup is delicious, creamy, flavourful and so satisfying!
Ten out of ten would recommend :-)
Definitely a repeat meal (which it will have to be now that I am the proud owner of 10 servings of the spice mix). Some things I found helpful: I used a bunch of yellow baby potatoes which I didn’t have to peel to save time. Chili flakes worked just fine as a sub for the red chilis. I keep ginger and turmeric roots in my freezer - which worked perfectly in this. I used the food processor to mince the shallots and garlic for the chicken to save time while the potatoes cooked. I also added in a diced bell pepper during the chicken step and a generous squeeze of lime with the garnishes and a lot of salt throughout (if you’re me and don’t watch your sodium - sorry Sadia).
Worth the effort! Added extra veg (red peppers) based on other comments.
Easy and yummy
This recipe is fire!! So good! 🔥
A little time consuming to make, but really delicious flavor. It still feels light enough to eat in summertime.
We love it, it taste delicious!
Delicious and wholesome
Could use a little more flavour—we had to add some salt and maple syrup! I think carrot would go well in it too. We replaced chicken with tofu and it turned out really hearty too! Definitely an easy, go-to weeknight meal!
We loved this dish! The only thing I will change for next time is that I used an American chicken poultry spice mix that was heavy on marjoram, and that didn’t fit well with the rest of the recipe. My bad. Next time I’ll use something milder like the one from Trader Joe’s. But it was still very, very good. Thank you!
Loved it! Next time i’ll put a little more veg in. Great taste.
Incredible taste. Perfect receipe.
It’s so delicious and explosive with a lot taste. Love it. I ate with compressed rice cake. Yummeh 🤤
I’m an Indonesian and I can say that typical soto ayam in Indonesia (especially the Java region) won’t use coconut milk and we use glass noodles. And I think this recipe refers to a certain part of Indonesia
Just finished eating this. My husband and I loved it. Freaking Delicious! I reduced the recipe to two servings. I used soy curl for the mock chicken. I also added 1 carrot, a small zucchini, green beans, and cabbage because why not? I cut the oil in half. It was so good. Next time I will reduce the coconut milk and add more bouillon.
Absolutely love. Easy to follow along and the taste was explosive !!
also ! This soup doesn't really need noodles imo- just potatoes and added veggies suffice.
'3 servings' made about 18 medium laddles, so if serving is about 5 ladles it was a bit more ;)(
Hey ! Just made it, and Sadia asks for more comments on website, Sadia gets it ! ;)
So it ws very good (surprisingly not too spicy, i made for 3 portions, just for me for few days ), and although added entire onion and a bit more ginger and curcuma i guess and de-seeded red chilli pepper ), just not enough flavour, i found, and a bit lacking vegetables. So after i preboiled entire not washed potatoes for 7? mins to cut down time, and cooked all about 5 minutes, i added the leftover (about 1/3) tomato tin and entire tomato and 2 carrots just at the end.
Also used real chicken breast *dont kill me ! ); if i need to explain - im about 75% vegan and this one was organic and from Too Good to Go app - i didn't choose with my wallet to kill it. Just thrown for last 10 min cooking and was good.
if anyone would feel inspired by modifications ;p
Didn't have sprouts cilantro onion, so garnished with radish and alfalfa and cresson ;)
Just made this and like Sadia said in the video, WOWWW!! So delicious! Will be making it again!
Gonna make this for my GF tommorow! 🙌🏻🙌🏻