Taj Garden, Brickfields

Apart from banana leaf and roti canai, those are my knowledge and exposure about Indian food. During lunch time, I walked with my seniors all the way from KL Sentral to Brickfields to try out this Indian Restaurant - Taj Garden.

Located in a the corner of an alley, after passing KFC, it wasn't that far but the scorching weather made the journey felt like hours! Thank goodness I wasn't in heels or I would have cried walking that distance. I never walked down Little India, so walking down the Brickfields road was a new experience. At some point I felt as though I was in India with Indian music blaring and the rich aroma of jasmine. 

The restaurant was designed to have an outdoor area (a patio) and the indoor with the cooling aircond. There were few patrons and my senior noticed a popular Indian DJ at one corner holding an interview with a couple of journalist. 

Chicken pakora

It tasted like KFC chicken bites with a hell lot of herbs and 10x more crispy! It was yummy, sinfully yummy. The chicken was coated in a thick layer of batter and rolled in various spices and herbs and deep fried. Each bite was a bite to haven. I love food with spices and herbs, so this was the ultimate herb dish for me!

Curry Chicken

I would admit that my favorite curry of all time is the Indian curry because it was always so thick, rich and the smell of curry powder was just so yummy! I love their curry, it was really and rich in coconut milk. The chicken was cooked to perfection and absorbed the curry flavor. Having this with rice was so good, or dosing the sauce onto plain naan was even more sinfully delicious!

Palek Paneer

This was my first time trying palek paneer. According to my colleagues, it was mashed spinach cooked to a thick broth, just like curry. But there was a catch - notice those white bits at the corner (not the middle)? Those are cheese cubes! Wow, mashed spinach and cheese cubes. That is something different. However, I would say this is not the thing for me. I find it bland and the cheese cubes just doesn't seem right to me.

Fish Curry

Love their fish curry too. I am a huge fan of fish curry, well anything spicy honestly. This was just as good as the curry chicken. Enough said.

Jeera Rice

I am not sure what is the difference though, apart from it being long grain. It tasted like rice with a dose of indian spices.

Onion Naan

Their onion naan was yummy too. So rich in onion, however I find it was loaded with a tad too much ghee? But apart from that, drowning the naan in curry sauce was bliss.

In terms of price, we paid RM 22 per person. The portions were relatively small either. However, I find the food were quite delicious,  I would be back if my sense of directions allow me.

Price : 2.0/5

Ratings : 3.5/5

-thevanillapudding-

Lotus Curry House, Aman Suria

Lotus Curry House is way underrated as compared to Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar Restaurant. I was there at Lotus, Aman Suria with some mates for a gathering and I was glad they picked Lotus rather than Penang although I was pretty sceptical at first. I was so used to my usual at Kayu that I was reluctant to try a new place. It was definitely less crowded and less noisy as compared to Kayu that was located further up. 

Iced Milo

Teh Tarik

Teh Tarik Halia

Their drinks were decent and not dilute. Well, mamak usually serves pretty good drinks at a super cheap price. So no qualms about that.

Their roti canai is TWO THUMBS UP. Rather than serving in a typical square-ish shape, the roti canai has literally been shredded to pieces and "crumpled" together. Honestly, I was shocked and in my mind, the first thing that I thought was the food must taste really bad. Haha. But, I was so wrong. It was so crispy and crunchy, thin enough to savor the roti canai. You can never get this in popular Indian mamaks because they're so busy fulfilling orders that they don't bother keeping it crispy! The downside? I didn't like their curry in particular. It was a tad dilute and also it tasted slightly sourish instead of spicy.

Maggi goreng mamak aka fried maggi ala mamak style. This was good despite its relatively less than generous portion. It was slightly smaller if you compared it to many other mamaks. However, the taste was good and the maggi was spring-y. So no qualms there.

I would be back soon! I'm already missing their roti canai. I heard their Nasi Kandar is pretty good too, I should try it one good day!

-thevanillapudding-

Restoran SS2 Murni

Who doesn't know Murni, SS2? It's popular among Malaysians, you get decent portioned food at a reasonable price and you can just sit there the whole night with your mates chatting. And, no they won't kick you out. After all, it's a mamak.

So, what's popular in this humble little mamak that gain so many loyal customer? Some of these pictures were from my old blog, while some were taken yesterday when I was there with my mates. You can have dinner worth less than RM 12 and it would keep your tummy full for the night. Or maybe that's just me since I don't eat much.

 Review :

A good ole cup of ginger tea aka "Teh Halia". It's the usual tea mixed with condensed milk and ginger juice, yeap, freshly squeeze ginger juice. It's good for removing wind in your stomach caused by indigestion. But if you're not a fan of overly sweet drinks, please do tell them to put in less condensed milk because Malaysian "Teh" and "Kopi" are known to have an overgenerous amount of sugar and milk.

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Introducing the Roti Boom. I am not very sure why it's named so, but I believe it has to got to be with the way it is made. Roti Boom is thicker than your average roti canai and is shaped in around shape. To be honest, it was my first time trying Roti Boom and I do regret it. The roti itself is filled with margarine and sugar, I can literally see margarine oozing out from the roti itself. Give me roti canai any day, I will take it any time over Roti Boom. Definitely not my type of Roti.

Review:

This is the original Roti Canai, made from flour and ghee. It is relatively less crispy compared to Roti Planta or Roti Boom, but definitely less oily than those. It's flavor is plainer compared to the other Roti variations but it is good enough for someone like me who doesn't like over sweet or oily food. However, I have to say between the franchise of Kayu or the USJ Sri Melur and this, USJ Sri Melur wins hand down. 

Review :

What is mamak with the usual of maggi goreng? Maggi goreng is essentially fried maggi noodles with seasoning. Sinfully delicious if made it right. Unfortunately, I am disappointed with their maggi goreng. The color was not the rich brown texture that I am used to in other mamaks, but it seem more like it was drenched in tomato sauce. Besides that, it wasn't spicy and yes, I love my maggi goreng to be spicy!

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Another favorites recommended by my mates, Roti Hawaii. Well, its name came about due to its excessive contents wrapped in the Roti. A Hawaiian pizza contains pineapples, chicken dices, cheese and a few more fillings, so instead of making it as a topping, they creatively stuff the roti with all these filling. So, what you get is a rich filling of pizza in a bite from that roti. This is what we call when East Meets West. Haha. But again, I find it mediocre and nothing much to rave about. The extra sweet topping was too much in my opinion.

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And what is mamak without Naan? Naan is essentially a thick piece of bread, take it as a pizza based, made the Indian way. We ordered the cheese naan, it tasted like cheese stick where you buy them from pastry stores. The yellow thick liquid is also a cheese based dip which spells out one word - GODLY. It is thick and rich  in flavor and it goes well with the piece of Naan but mind you, you will be full after a couple of bites. Nothing keep your bloated than a piece of Cheese Naan in cheese dip.

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This earthly big piece of wrapped up dough is known as the Dragon Pizza if I am not mistaken. Again, it is another variation of their extended menu. They have all sorts of funny name and funny food. What you have here is essentially another pizza filling wrapped in Roti and drenched in a tomato based sauce with cheese bits.

 It was too much for me. The tomato base itself is overly sweet  and a tad too watery. Their fillings were fine apart from their way-to-big chunk of chicken dice. But, cut down on the roti, it is too thick and you need a mouthful to chew that piece of dough. 

Review :

Their specialty dish - Mee Raja, in English, it's known as the King Noodles. This is one dish that you should order when you pay them a visit. But mind you, it is a big portion, I shared it with all my mates. The noodles itself is so flavorful with a rich texture that slides down your throat. Not only it is well seasoned, their choice of toppings of calamari and prawns do the dish well. It was delicious, finger licking good that we actually ordered two plates! It is sinful but then again, it's not everyday you get a huge good plate of noodles at RM 10. 

Food Ratings :  3.5/5

This sums up my experience at this over popular Mamak. It has a variety of food, but one thing you should never miss out on will be the Mee Raja. The rest are just fine, well I have yet to give their Nasi Lemak Kukus a go, so I won't comment on that.

Would I be back? Definitely. They cook up a decent meal at a decent price. 

-thevanillapudding-

Restoran SS2 Murni

Jalan SS2/75, Petaling Jaya53 Jalan SS 2/75 
47300 Petaling Jaya, Taman Sea, Malaysia