Being a huge fan of ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken), I am always on the prowl for this sinful dish. But now that there are so many places where you can find it these days, it’s becoming hard to sift out the really good ones from the rest. The latest gem I have uncovered is Sri Bistari Changi Village.
Don’t be misled by the name though. They actually have six outlets, albeit most of them in the east, with just one in the central area. My family and I visited one of their stalls at Changi Village while we were en route to pengerang.
So just what made me fall in love with the sri bistari ayam penyet?
Nasi Ayam Penyet (Smashed Fried Chicken with Rice)S$4
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Upon savouring the chicken flesh, I knew I was gonna thoroughly enjoy my next 15 minutes of pigging into the sinful dish that’s served on its usual wooden platter. It was just so tender and juicy, much unlike the many severely dry ayam penyet I had tasted before.
The fluffy nasi (rice) here is flavoured a la Hainanese chicken rice – very fragrant and tasty! Even the soup tastes awesome with the dash of fried shallots.
No good ayam penyet is complete without a generous heap of sambal chilli. The chilli here is rather roughly ground. It is also extremely addictive, so much so that you would want to have more, and more, and MORE of it in your rice despite how spicy it is. Just be sure to have an iced drink and tissues ready while you ask for more chilli! You will not regret it!
At Changi Village alone, there are two Sri Bistari outlets. The original stall is at the wet market area, and the second one is at the Muslim section that includes the famous nasi lemak stall with the perpetually long queues. Look out for the purple signboard. There are 2 stalls with purple signboards so make sure you get to the right one!
Feb 13, 2008
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OMG I love ayam penyet, especially if it has a decent chili gravy! Thanks so much Veron for the recommendation.
Feb 13, 2008
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Ah… i have fond memories about Changi Village. After a long cycling expedition up in Pulau Ubin – this ayam penyet was our first full meal. Warms my tummy just thinking about it. Mmmm…
Feb 13, 2008
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i have one stall selling smash fried chicken in my school. I always thought it is quite nice. But i think the pictures that you had taken above seemed to prove me wrong! :) Maybe i should give it a try too.
Feb 13, 2008
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Melissa: That’s what I’m here for. Enjoy!
Miccheng: Hey, wouldn’t the sinful ayam penyet undo all the hard work you did while cycling? Can’t say I blame ya though. It is yummy!
Shirley: Haha… and I thought my photos didn’t do it justice! Yeah you gotta try the real thing!
Feb 14, 2008
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I read this post past midnight, and for a moment, I wish the dish was right in front of me.
Feb 14, 2008
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aww sweet,i was just there just now,but i didn’t bring money with me,stupid of me right?lol i’m gonna head down there tomorrow and blog about it too =) looks awesomly delicious
Feb 14, 2008
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your photos are pretty good! what do you use? a regular digicam or?
Feb 16, 2008
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Hi,
I think there’s a store below around Hougang Plaza ……go check it out !!
Feb 17, 2008
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I’ve just had the ayam penyet at Changi Village today… It must have been my unlucky day as I had one of those “severely dry” ayam penyet, although it’s the correct stall. :(
Maybe I’ll try again the next time I go to Changi Village. :)
Feb 18, 2008
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Never tried this before but looks really good. This I must checkout. The first picture alone enough to make me hungry. Wah… can smell it…
Feb 19, 2008
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py: I should place a disclaimer somewhere. Never read food reviews past midnight! Haha
ahwei: Enjoy!
Sherie: Yep! I have my trusty 3-year-old Minolta DiMaGe X50 to thank.
Xwings: Thanks! Hougang is pretty far for me though.
hendri: It must have been their off day. I had this at their stall twice. The first time it was fantastic. The second time round the chicken was a little dry, although the chilli sauce was still as good :)
Nicholas: Hope you like the recommendation!
Feb 25, 2008
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Hi guys and gals,
I’m Opening an outlet for ayam penyet and ayam bakar. Indonesian food. Opening On the 9th March 2008 at 596B Sembawang Rd. Inside Madina Eating House.Beside the sembawang shopping center thts renovating. Promotion for 3 days only $2.50 per set. Hope to get yr support and of course yr sincere feedback. Thks
Do visit the website: http://www.sbestfood.com/pondok_aura
Feb 28, 2008
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tried their beach rd outlet 2 days ago for dinner..kinda disappointed as it was a bit dry and seems like it was cooked sometime ago…
Mar 3, 2008
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I find that many ayam penyet hawker stalls tend to pre-fry all their chicken beforehand to reduce the waiting time for the customers, causing the chicken to taste dry and stale. The best ayam penyet I’ve had is always in the afternoon!
May 14, 2008
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I had juz finished eatin ur Finger-Lickin N.A.Penyet..
Tapi nak comment sikit lar..
Kenapa tak ader tempe atau tahu?
Aug 25, 2009
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Hi Veron,
I’m a newcomer for your blog and already love it!
I wish they have such a good Ayam Penyet in Shanghai.
Btw, how come you never review ‘Terang Bulan’. It is one of my favorite Indonesian dessert. You should try!
Aug 27, 2009
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Hi Alvina, I haven’t heard of Terang Bulan until you mentioned it! From the images I found on the web, they resemble a Chinese pastry that is called the peanut pancake, although sometimes it comes with fillings other than peanut. Are these two the same?
Aug 31, 2009
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Well, I don’t know about Chinese pastry, but terang bulan is one of the traditional dessert in Indonesia. It is pretty much the same to regular pancake, but with more complex filling : crushed peanuts, sugar, sesame, chocolate, cheese and sweet milk, etc etc all together. You can always custom made it depends on your flavor. I like it mild-crispy, so less dough… hmm tasty.
Normally, you can find terang bulan in Martabak vendor, and one of my favourite vendor in Indonesia is ‘Holland’ the name.
A must try when you are in Indonesia! ;D
Aug 31, 2009
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Wow! That sure sounds yummy :) We have many Indonesian eateries here in Singapore so I’m sure finding it won’t be difficult. Thanks for the recommendation. The Chinese pancake I mentioned has fillings like crushed peanut, coconut, red bean paste, black sesame paste, etc, but one at a time, not all together.
Oct 14, 2010
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Waahhh. Best gila! The chilli at the edge looks lavalicious!