Nasi Ayam for the soul

I've been having a bad case of winter cold lately. It started last week, and hasn't really cease since then. (Of course, having green tea float at First Kitchen on Saturday did not help, but they looked so very tempting - and somebody else paid for it too)

By winter cold, I'm referring to the whole package - high temperature, running nose, sneezes, coughs and sore throat. I don't sound like I normally do, now. In fact, at the moment my voice is far more serak-serak (minus the basah part) than Ella, the Ratu Rock. Due to my cold/fever/cough - I've missed several days of class. And I'm still unsure about tomorrow... Most of the times, it's only really bad in the early morning - the temperature so high, the head feels like splitting and the throat so sore that I can only croak. This morning, I even vomitted instead of spitting phlegms when I coughed.

Still, demam or not, I suddenly had a craving for nasi ayam. That's one of my favourite dishes even from my childhood (the other one being Laksa asam). So, last night I made nasi ayam that could last for a couple of days. Made the soup, fried some ayam goreng madu (which I marinated for 2 hours) and prepared the nasi accordingly. I didn't have any chillies in stock - so, no sauce.

But, yes - there's something about eating one's favourite dish that makes one feel so warm and fuzzy inside. Especially so when it's a Malaysian dish eaten by someone who is all alone abroad. I know teh tarik doesn't really complement nasi ayam - but that's what I had though. Teh tarik and nasi ayam, ala Jopun...

And you know what - whatever it is they claim about chicken soup being good for the soul, I think nasi ayam has in it too... I'm feeling a lot better already, alhamdulillah.


Nasi Ayam ala Jopun


A closer look


Sorry - the pictures are not so clear since they were taken using a (cheap - 1 yen only maa) handphone