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Soto Banjar which this time cooked by the Anders family is a typical food of South Kalimantan as the name implies.

A distinctive feature of Soto Banjar with other soto in Indonesia is the sauce that looks cloudy because it is mixed with sweetened condensed milk or eggs.

In addition, what is unique from this soto is the addition of carrots, while in soto from various other regions there will be no carrot pieces in it.

To cook with a portion of four people, Lisa spent about 70,000 rupiah for the purposes of cooking ingredients.

Alex who was busy slicing thin seven cloves of garlic, then continued his task of frying the garlic.

The chicken brought by Anders was cut into four pieces by Lisa and washed by Anders.

In accordance with the orders of his mother, Anders was finished washing directly boil the chicken in the pot until it feels tender.

Lisa is in charge of smoothing a lot of spices needed with water. After that, he sauteed fine herbs, deaf, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom using oil until fragrant.

After the aroma smelled so fragrant, Lisa also put the subtle spice into the chicken stew.

“Anders, stir until flat. Don't go anywhere, tell mama that it's boiling.” Lisa's orders to Anders

In the middle of the process of waiting for boiling, Lisa also added salt, sugar, and enough powder broth into the chicken stew water.

The taste is right for Lisa as before when she once bought her subscription Soto Banjar.

“Honey, it can be lifted yes if it is boiling.”

“OK, ma.”

Alex, who is currently arranging the bowl, is also trying to arrange ketupat, soun, parchment and chicken eggs as beautiful as possible. And do not forget to give space in the middle for the chicken later.

Then the inclusion of Chicken along with the soto sauce is still hot, the fragrant aroma filled the kitchen at that time.

The fried onion that Alex had been working on earlier, then sprinkled into the bowl.

Not forgetting the last step, Lisa added a squeeze of lime to make it feel fresher.

Soto Banjar was ready to be served, they all cleaned their hands and changed into cleaner clothes.

Syifa was also invited by her mother to cleanse herself. Anders who had taken a shower first moved the soto bowl to the dining room.

He waited there alone, occasionally eating shrimp crackers at the dinner table.

It wasn't long before his mother came out and went back to the dining room.

“Not ma, still good to eat crackers.”

Syifa who saw her brother so greedily eating crackers suddenly whined for crackers held by Anders.

He gave it to his little brother, and took another cracker.

“Syifa later if you have graduated from Kindergarten, where do you want to go to school?” anders asked his brother who knew nothing.

Her little sister just kept quiet and still focused on crackers as if crackers were the most important thing in her life and could not be ignored at all.

His mother asked Anders' question.

“In SD which one way with your SMA.”

“Okey, why should I be there anyway Ma? Not that it's far from here, if for children SD.”

“The most important thing is not the distance, baby. Most importantly, it is his educational model. Although far away, you will not mind to every day deliver and pick up Syifa.”

As soon as his mother's explanation was over, right along with Alex arrived at the dining room.

“Loh already on here all, wait papa ya?” ask Alex a joke.

“Papa long ago. Anders is a laper from earlier.”

“Iya sorry, yes let's eat first.”

The four of them prayed together led by Alex as the head of the family, before eating there was also a little reminder from Alex.

After praying, and each family member took his portion. Except Syifa who still doesn't want to eat. Alex gave a little advice to his family.

He reminded me that I should be grateful because I can still easily eat like tonight.

Alex also reminded that you must remain humble and generous to anyone in need.

Alex's calm and non-intimidating tone did not take away the slightest appetite of Anders or Lisa.

Instead they listen carefully while slightly sipping the still hot soto sauce. That's Alex's habit.

He is indeed a person who cares for others, reminding each other for the good of his family.

Karma that many people fear for doing bad, that is what is avoided by him.