A DAY in the life of Indo Leisure Chef

Had some errands to do today so I had to hop unto the 1st flight out and take the last flight back to SG. I am as we speak in the Priority Lounge typing this.... Air Asia should give me a frequent flyer card!! I am bringing in 50 Stuffed Chicken HENIS Buns. FANTASTIC!!! They are as soft as Bread Talk but only slightly cheaper. Costing about SGD 0.80 each, they make good corporate gifts. They come in an assortment of minced beef, minced chicken, chocolate and cheese.

For lunch, I had the sexy GADO GADO and AYAM PANGGANG of Ayam Presto. Fantastic and simply melts in your mouth taste of the chicken and boiled veg salad that has been drizzled by the natural goodness of flavoured peanut sauce. WOW!!

They are not difficult to prepare actually. Here's how to prepare the GADO GADO.

- steam veg like long beans / bean sprouts / leafy veg (like kai lan leaves)

- deep fry a clump of tofu and cut them to cubes (tofu takes a short time to cook, so on high heat for 2 minutes on each side of the tofu will be sufficient)

- peanut sauce is prepared with blitzing a handful of pre-fried peanuts. Add 2 table spoons of olive oil / 1 teaspoon of salt / 1 table spoon of sugar. Add water whilst blitzing - about half a cup so as not to make the sauce overly watery

Serving is very simple with placing the steamed veg unto a plate, add diced cucumber and lace them with the peanut sauce. For the finishing touch, add a fully boiled egg and cut it to half. Sprinkle crushed prawn crackers if you have them! Adds crunch to the dish.

This is a very simple and relatively healthy dish and it's the true Indonesian dish. Hope you folks enjoy this!

Ok, time to have a puff or 2 before boarding the plane. Wait..... did they just call my name on the public annoucement?! HELLO..... what do you mean by EARLY BOARDING!?!?!? I'm lateeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....