The yellow wheat noodle is boiled in water until it achieves an al dente texture and mixed in a bowl with cooking oil, soy sauce, and garlic.

The chicken meat is diced and cooked in soy sauce and other seasonings including garlic.

[7] The seasoned chicken and mushroom mixture is placed on the noodles, and topped with chopped spring onions (green shallots).

Bakmi ayam is usually served with a separate chicken broth, boiled Chinese cabbage, and often wonton (Indonesian: pangsit) either crispy fried or in soup, and also bakso (meatballs).

[8] Additional condiments might include tong cay (salted preserved vegetables), bawang goreng (fried shallots), daun bawang (leek), kulit pangsit goreng (fried dumpling skin), acar timun cabe rawit (pickled cucumber and birds eye chilli), sambal and tomato ketchup.