Soto ayam is a traditional Indonesian dish with ingredients such as chicken, ''

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. Soto ayam is also popular in

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and

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, where it is made with slightly different ingredients and known as saoto.

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is added as one of its main ingredients which makes the yellow chicken broth. It is one of the most popular variants of '' soto'', a traditional soup commonly found in

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. Besides chicken and vermicelli can also be served with hard-boiled eggs, slices of fried potatoes, and Chinese celery leaves. Fried

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s are usually added as a garnish.

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(''santan'') is also used as an additional ingredient. ''Koya'', a powder of mixed prawn crackers with fried garlic, or sambal is a common topping. ''

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'' or '' emping'' is also a common topping. Lalapan is usually served as a side dish.

Variations

Different regions have their variation of this dish, for instance: * Soto Ambengan, originated from Ambengan,

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. Soto Ambengan is famous for its ''koya'' topping. * Soto Banjar * Soto Kudus * Soto Medan * Soto Lamongan * Soto Lenthok * Soto Semarang

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Indonesian chicken noodle soup (soto ayam) recipe
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