2 Laksa...

What can you buy with merely S$2 nowadays? What if I told you that you can get yourself a delicious bowl of 'Laksa' at the price of 2(?) would you dare to give it a good try?

'Laksa' Pretty much similar to the infamous 'Katong Laksa' that expects the customer to wipe out the whole bowl of 'Laksa' using a spoon, no chopsticks will be provided over here too and you will only be getting a spoon too. Though I wouldn't say that this is a very big bowl of 'Laksa' but it has all the necessary factors that forms a good bowl of 'Laksa'. The bowl of 'Rice Noodles' topped with yummy ingredients like 'sliced fish cake', 'cockles', beansprouts, 'Sambal Chilli', all surrounded in the tasty and sweet pool of 'Laksa' gravy and garnished with Vietnamese coriander, or more commonly known as 'Laksa Leaf'. Believe me or not, but in this small little bowl of 'Laksa' there's actually quite a handful of ingredients and even though it wasn't too spicy, but the sweet and spicy taste can easily satisfy the needs of a typical Singaporean.

So where can you give this affordable bowl of 'Laksa' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Sungei Road Laksa'. It has occupied one of the corners of the coffee shop, 'Jin Shui Kopitiam'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Thursdays - Tuesdays: 09:30 - 17:30
  (Closed on Wednesdays)
• The queue for a bowl of 'Laksa' over here can be unexpectedly long. I was queuing up for like 20 minutes...
• One key highlight of the stall would be the fact that they are cooking the 'Laksa' gravy using a big metal cauldron, which is placed on top of a charcoal fire, which is a pretty rare sight nowadays.
• Sadly, before I have the chance to publish this post, they have decided to increase the price already. Therefore, there isn't a S$2 Laksa anymore. :(

* Click here to find out more about 'Sungei Road Laksa'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Jin Shui Kopitiam' on 'Google Maps'.

Worst than Dante's Inferno....

There's a reason why I'm giving the post such a title. But for a start, let's take a look at what they are offering over here...

'Papadum' For a start, the 'Papadum' is pretty crispy. It's so shiok that one could easily forget about the mains and wipe out the whole basket of crispy 'Papadum'.

It also comes with the 'hari chutney'. Even though this sauce is a given but it isn't something that attracts me that much. What interest me the most would be the mains.

This is a billboard to indicate the different levels of chilli that they are offering over here. According to the staff over here, you need to wipe out a plate of level 6 in order to earn the ticket to the next level. And there's quite a bit of rules and regulations that you have to take note... Hence being a spicy food lover, I decided to go for...

Since this my first and I don't think that it can get any spicier than my crazy experience with a 'Si Chuan Ma La' hot pot, hence I decided to give the 'Level 6 Fish Curry' a good try. 'Level 6 Fish Curry' You can choose to have it with a tube of white rice or Saffron Rice... But I ended up trying out both of them... I will explain why later. Anyway, while placing our orders, the warm-hearted waitress was like 'are you sure you want to take on level 6 Fish Curry?' and since this was my first visit, she's advising me to go with the 'Level 6 Chicken Curry' instead. Being over confident, I decided to stick with my decision and here's my order.

Before moving on to the dish, let me list down the rules and regulations over here first. For a start, you must finish everything yourself (Of Course lah) and you cannot take any beverage(s) while eating. The rules might sound simple but wait till you give it a try. :D As for the dish itself, the first few spoonful are pretty okay(I guess). Though the dish is spicy, but one can easily differentiate the taste of the super thick fiery curry and the taste of the sweet fish. But as I dig in further, I started getting this burning/beating sensation in my stomach... -.-"""" And that is pretty stunning. But that isn't the worst part, after a few more bites later, my fingers felt as if they are going to burst through the skin. And I haven't had such an experience for quite some time. And the worst part? I'm running out of rice and the fresh portion of vegetables. Time for the second portion.... =.="""" With a second portion of rice, I finally managed to wipe out all the spicy fish meat. But I was told that I need to wipe out the harmless looking fish curry too. Seriously, once you can survive through 90% of this dish, the remaining portion isn't such a big deal anymore.

'Winning Peg(?)' Once you have accomplished level 6, you will be given this peg and at the same time, you have to leave your particulars with them. You can decorate the peg a bit and hang it next to the billboard of spicy level. Hence, this is my design. As for the bit why you have to leave your particulars, is mainly because you can only give level 7 onwards a try after you have achieve the peg for level 6. And you can only move 1 level at a time. Meaning you have to move from 6 -> 7 -...> 10 one by one. And like a Pyramid, the number of pegs hanging up there gets lesser and lesser as you move up the billboard. Oh by the way, they are holding the high levels spicy food-tasting session known as the 'Full Moon Party Chilli Challenge' once a month. And it's free if you can wipe out the high level curries by yourself. Do take note that only the chosen ones will be invited. (They will either drop you a sms or an email.) Isn't it great? You can kill multiple birds with one stone. You can have your dinner, get the peg to gain access to the next level and at the same time, push yourself to the limits (spicy level).... :P

'Chocolate Ice Cream' Since the day we visited this place was 3 days after my birthday, they have pop in this ice cream for free too. This is pretty helpful since my stomach was still undergoing this burning/beating sensation after 15 minutes or so. Though this has reduce the beating sensation a bit but it's insufficient. In the end I ended up wiping out 2 big bottles of milk to try to put out the burning sensation but apparently that doesn't prove to be effective too.

So where can you give this challenge a good try?

The name of this restaurant would be 'Lagnaa Barefoot Dining'. It's located neat 'Little India MRT'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:30 - 22:30

* Click here to find out more about 'Lagnaa Barefoot Dining'.
^ Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Lagnaa Barefoot Dining'.
~ Click here for the location of 'Lagnaa Barefoot Dining' on 'Google Maps'.
# Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Little India'.

Rice Buffet....?

Have you come across a rice buffet before? Yes? How about a 'Chilli' buffet...? And this has something to do with the post today.

'Nasi Lemak' Pretty ordinary looking right? But, do you know that over here they are providing unlimited refills of 'Nasi Lemak Rice' over here? On top of that, they are also providing 2 different types of 'Sambal' chilli over here. There's the 'sweet' Sambal and the 'spicy' Sambal. And the best part? You can have unlimited helpings to the 'Sambal' chilli too. Frankly speaking, these 'Sambal' chilli are pretty tasty. I could easily wipe out a whole plate of rice, just by helping myself to the 'Sambal' chilli. Though they have different prices for the different types of ingredients over here, but I have decided to go ahead with the 'Fried Egg', 'Fried Fish', 'Chicken Wing', 'Peanuts & Ikan Bilis' and 'Cucumber'. The ingredients over here are pretty okay, the 'Chicken Wing' ain't too oily, and it still has this crispy coating that goes around the whole thing. And these ingredients can easily blend in with the taste of the 'Sambal' chilli too. Though the 'Sambal' are tasty but I personally find them not spicy enough for me... (And do not doubt me, I have actually tried both types of 'Sambal'. Though it matches the name that they have given them but my tolerance for Spicy food is pretty high. :P)

'Power Burger' Pretty much resembles a 'Ramly Burger', but over here it's known as a 'Power Burger'.

Nope, there isn't any vegetables. There's only a patty wrapped inside a fried egg, which goes inside a normal bun. This makes me wonder if I can request for a second patty to be added, because 1 patty is simply not sufficient to fill up all the empty space in my stomach. Taste wise, this is pretty meaty. Though you can choose the type of patty that goes inside the 'Power Burger', but it's not meaty enough. Though I still think that it still lose out to a normal 'Ramly Burger' that comes with a bit of veggie. :D

So where can you give all these stuff a good try?

The name of this place would be 'Nasi Lemak Kukus'. It's located near 'Little India MRT', along 'Selegie Road'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Daily: 12:00 - 23:00

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Nasi Lemak Kukus'.
^ Click here for the map of 'Nasi Lemak Kukus'.

Being focus is good...

Even though this is a pretty small Food Centre, but they do offer a pretty big variety of good food over here. Besides for local delicacies, one could easily find rare dishes like 'Turtle Soup' too. :). As for the post today...

'Laksa' Being the only stall selling 'Laksa', the business of this stall is remarkably good... no I mean great. Pretty much similar to all the delicious bowls of 'Laksa' out there, this affordable bowl of 'Laksa' comes with a tasty bowl of sweet, milky and spicy gravy. Topped with ingredients like sliced 'fish cake', 'cockles', 'bean curd puffs' 'beansprouts' and not forgetting the 'thick rice vermicelli'. The bowl of 'Noodles' was topped with a spoonful of spicy 'Sambal chilli' and garnished with Vietnamese coriander, or more commonly known as 'Laksa Leaf'. Even though just by providing a spoonful of 'Sambal chilli' isn't strong enough to fire me up? But the overall sweet and tasty sensation is a guaranteed. As I mixed all the ingredients together, besides for the chewy sensation, the taste of the ingredients that have absorbed the tasty gravy just simple makes it almost irresistible. In my own opinion, I think that this is one of the die die must try dish in Singapore. :P

So where can you give this dish a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Guang Fa Laksa'(廣發叻沙). It's located in 'Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  
  Wednesdays - Mondays:
  08:00 - 15:00
  (Closed on Tuesdays)

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Guang Fa Laksa'(廣發叻沙).
^ Click here for the location of 'Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
# Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Havelock Road Cooked
   Food Centre'.

Not a must to be spicy...

Probably most of the time when you decided to try this ingredient, it might ended up to be a relatively spicy dish. However, it might not be the case over here.

'Our Dinner' After spending close/more than an hour for our orders, dinner is finally served. Yes, we are not joking. After placing our orders and wait for approximately an hour, we finally got our food.

'Braised Duck Meat' This would be the main highlight that day. Not really sure how much time was needed to prepare this braised dish, such that the taste and the color of the braised sauce has blend into the flesh and the bones of the duck meat nicely. Probably due to the fact that it was prepared for a pretty long period of time, therefore one can pull out all the tasty flesh from the bones easily. Despite of the size of that plate and the price that one has to pay for this dish, this still remains to be a pretty good dish that one should try. But the biggest highlight of this stall isn't the braised meat but...

'Clear bowl of Fish Soup' This might look like your typical bowl of fish soup that you might be getting anywhere, but there's a special ingredient hidden inside. Besides for Sliced Fish, Sliced Tomato, Lettuce, it also has 'Sze Chuan Vegetables'... O.o""? That ingredient not only adds a crunchy touch to the ingredients that you are getting, it also adds a nice sour and strong taste to the overall taste of the bowl of soup. Though I'm not getting the spicy taste from the vegetable but this really stands out as compared to a normal bowl of fish soup that only comes with a sweet taste. And by adding a sour taste to the soup can really helps one to beat the heat. :P

So where can you give the fish soup a good try?

Besides for the special fish soup, they also have braised duck innards too. I have eaten chicken and pork innards before. But braised duck innards, I would really want to give that a good try. :P

The name of this stall would be 'Ng Soon Kee Fish & Duck Porridge'(黃順記魚糜。鴨糜). It's located inside 'Aljunied Avenue 2 Market & Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Tuesdays - Sundays: 12:00 - 22:00
  (Closed on Mondays)
• The queue can be pretty nasty during different parts of the day. Therefore, you might want to bring some form of entertainment with you while waiting for the food to be served.

* Click here for the location of 'Aljunied Avenue 2 Market & Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.

Fatal camouflage...

Colors play an important role in our life. From time to time, we will be using the colors that you are getting from the dish to determine the taste of the dish. But this might be ...

a bit too hard to be accepted by average eaters. To a certain extent, the dish has blended/camouflaged into the color of the plate. Are you sure you want to give this dish a try?

'Mee Goreng'(Fried Noodles in Malay) This is actually a plate of 'Mee Goreng'. This is a '3H' dish. In case you are wondering what's a '3H', it actually means looks 'Hot~', served 'Hot~~' and the overall taste is pretty 'Hot~~~' too. From the looks of this dish, I can easily spot ingredients like 'peas', 'beansprouts', 'leafy vegetables', 'sliced chilli', etc... As I dig into the dish, not only I'm getting an intense overpowering spicy and piping hot taste, it also comes with the taste and aroma of mutton too. Trust me, if you are not into spicy stuff, this isn't something that you should try to toy with.

So where can you give this 'fatal' dish a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'N M Abdul Rahim'. It's located inside 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre & Market'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  10:00 - 25:00
  (Closed on alternate Wednesday)

* Click here for the location of 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre & Market' on Google Maps.

An interesting fish head... :)

Besides for Curry Fish Head, you can actually get several other types of Fish Head dishes in Singapore too. For example, there's 'Fish Head Hot Pot', 'Steam Fish Head', etc... Therefore for the post today, it's related to Fish Head too. :)

Looking from afar, this might appear to be a Curry or a Tom Yum Fish Head, but in fact this is actually...

'Assam Fish Head' They were trying to boost the sales, therefore when I was there the other day, they were promoting some of the signature dishes with a pretty good deal. As for my meal the other day, it only cost me less than S$15, which is a pretty big (+) for a start. 'Fish Head' wise, excluding the 'Fish Head' itself, they have actually added quite a few types of ingredients into this dish. There's 'Lady Finger', 'Brinjal', 'Tomato', 'Pineapple', etc... Just by covering the small little plate of rice with a bit of gravy and all these ingredients, can really help me to gobble up the whole plate of rice without any difficulty. Oh by the way the taste of the gravy itself is pretty interesting. It's a nice mixture of spicy, sour and a little bit sweet. On top of that, it comes with a sharp and nice aroma, which is pretty appealing for me. :) Fish wise, though the sides are pretty normal but as I move towards the jaw/mouth, the taste of the fish is actually getting better and better. As I dip the nice mix of fresh fish meat and collagen into the nice gravy, it actually boost the overall taste of the meat to a whole new level, which is another (+). It fact, when I left the place, I have dismantle all the fish bones and wipe out all the meat and the delicious gravy.

So where can you give the 'Fish Head' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Da Bin Seafood Fish Head Steamboat'(大濱海鮮魚頭爐). It's located in one of the canteen in the industrial area.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Mondays - Saturdays: 11:30 - 22:30
  Sundays: 14:30 - 22:30

* Click here for the 'Facebook' page of 'Da Bin Seafood Fish Head Steamboat'
  (大濱海鮮魚頭爐).
^ Click here for the location of 'Da Bin Seafood Fish Head Steamboat'(大濱海鮮魚頭爐)
  on Google Maps.

Noodles, Noodles, more Noodles...

Since my current workplace is located near the industrial district, therefore there ought to be numerous good dining options in that district. Therefore...

'Tom Yum Noodles' Not only it's spicy, the Noodles are pretty chewy and yummy too. They have managed to cook the Noodles such that the Noodles ain't soggy at all. On top of that, ingredients like the crunchy 'Ikan Bilis', minced meat, fried egg, etc... have been added into the bowl of Noodles too. But do be careful, if you are stirring too fast/vigorously, you might break the egg yolk and mixed it into the soup. Served hot and spicy, this makes it a pretty good meal during lunch hours. However, like many other places out there the queue over here can be pretty disturbing too.

So where can you give the Noodles a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Wang Jiao Handmade Noodle'(旺角手工面). It's located inside 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre 1'.

Opening Hours:

• 09:00 - 17:00
  (Closed on Weekends)
  
• Even though this place isn't air-conditional, but the afternoon crowd can be pretty scary. So either try to turn up early or...

* Click here for the location of 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre 1' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get at 'Ayer Rajah Food Centre 1'.

Not so mini after all...

'Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, supper like a pauper.' Research has proven that this is one of the best way to lose weight. As for myself, I don't really care about that but I do try to look for good dining options for lunch around my area. And this is one of the best options that is located near my current workplace.

'Sambal Kangkong with Chicken' Hmmm... actually I have tried most of the dishes on their menu. And this would be one of my favorite dish. For a start, they are pretty generous with their portions. In fact, there's a period where I realized that the portions are so big that I'm facing the difficulties of finishing up all the ingredients. Therefore I have decided to go for a bigger portion of rice(with no extra charge), in order to finish up everything that was served in the mini wok. On top of that, the taste of each and every dish are on par with the 'Cze Char' stalls that you are getting out there. Just for the 'Sambal Kangkong with Chicken' alone, the level of spiciness is pretty alright. In fact with spice lovers, you can always request for a higher level of spiciness. On top of that, the 'Kangkong' are so good that it remains a pretty nice level of crunchiness, which is one of the most important factors that determines a good/bad plate of 'Kangkong'.

So where can you give this dish a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Asian Mini Wok'. It's located inside 'Prince George's Park Residence, E-canteen'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Lunch: 11:00 - 15:00
  Dinner: 17:00 - 21:00
• They might close pretty early depending on the business that day.
• Do checkout their 'Facebook' page for the latest updates on their opening hours.
• Oh and by the way, besides for the reason of avoiding the long queue during the peak lunch and dinner hours, there are some other reasons why I love to visit them during the off peak lunch hours. And I would let you figure that out yourself.

* Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Asian Mini Wok'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get near
  'Prince George's Park Residence'.
~ Click here for the location of 'Prince George's Park Residence, E-canteen' on
  'Google Maps'.

Sizzling Hot Plate of Chicken, not really in Town

Pretty much similar to all the other cafeteria/canteen in NUS, you will be holding on to a tray as you place your orders and they will start preparing your food as you place your orders. Once it's ready, they will place in on your tray and off you go.

'Dak Bulgogi(Spicy Marinated Chicken) Set Meal' All the set meals over here comes with 2 side dishes(Kimchi and Ikan Bilis) , though portion wise they are kinda small but those set dishes do carry the idea of Korean food. These dishes do carry the spicy and salty taste of Korean food. On top of that, the set meal also comes with a bowl of rice and a bowl of seaweed soup. The taste of the soup is pretty normal though. :| One thing that I find it disturbing would be the chopsticks that they are providing over here. Not that I couldn't use these chopsticks, it's just that the thin and flat chopsticks are pretty hard to handle and grab my dishes. (Though there's always the Fork and Spoon alternative, but...) However...

'Dak Bulgogi'(Spicy Marinated Chicken) The main dish is a big (+). For a start, texture wise, I love their choice of vegetables and chicken. These ingredients come together to form a chewy and crunchy sensation. In fact, the moist and chewy meat gives another big (+). Best of all, they are covered with a nice spicy sauce, which builds up the overall sensation even further. :P With the amount of (+) that was given to this set meal, I don't see a reason why one shouldn't be giving the food over here a try. :D

So where can you give the Korean food a try?

The name of this place would be 'Hwang's Korean Restaurant'. It's located in 'NUS University Town'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Mondays - Fridays: 10:30 - 21:00
  Saturdays: 10:30 - 20:00
  (Closed on Sundays)

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Hwang's Korean Restaurant'.
^ Click here for the location of 'NUS University Town' on 'Google Maps'.

Hainanese Laksa O.o?

Being a big fan of spicy food and Noodles, how could I resist the infamous dish, 'Laksa'. Ever since, I was a kid, I have been eating all sorts of 'Laksa'. As I grew up, I started to differentiate the different types of 'Laksa'. But 'Hainanese Laksa'? That would be something that we would be exploring today. :)

'Hainanese Laksa'? The appearance looks pretty much similar to the infamous 'Katong Laksa'. The concept of eating a bowl of 'Laksa' using a spoon and all the ingredients have been prepared in the manner that you can simply scoop them using a spoon. Ingredients wise, on top of the thick rice Noodles, you will also be getting cockles, beansprouts, slices of fish cakes and a lump of Sambal Chilli. Well, frankly speaking, I'm not expecting a big variety of ingredients, since each bowl is merely S$2.50 each. Taste wise, pretty much similar to 'Nonya Laksa', the taste of the thick 'Laksa' gravy is relatively sweet. As you mix all the ingredients thoroughly and throw a scoop into your mouth, the nice odour of 'Laksa' is floating inside your mouth. The nice taste of the shrimps + coconut milk, just simply explains why this dish is simply irresistible in Singapore. (This is pretty much similar to the 'Nonya Laksa', which makes me wonder what's the difference between the 'Nonya' and the 'Hainanese Laksa'?)

So where can you give this relatively sinful but inexpensive delicacy a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Qing Qiao Hainanese Laksa'(青橋海南叻沙). It's located inside 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:00 - 18:00
  (Closed on Thursdays and Fridays)

* Click here for the location of 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Chinatown Complex Food
  Centre'.

The infamous Power Nasi Lemak...

I think that I haven't been doing a lot of exploring over the last few weeks, therefore I decided to go all out and travel all the way to the west not knowing what I might end up eating...

'Power Nasi Lemak' After making 2 big rounds looking at all the possible options located in this market, I have finally decided to give the 'Nasi Lemak' over here a try. As for why, the reason is pretty straightforward, this seems to be one of the stalls that has a consistent queue... =.=""" They are offering 2 different base set of 'Nasi Lemak'. Both set include ingredients like 'Ikan Bilis and Peanuts', 'Fried Egg', 'Cucumbers' and not forgetting the thick 'Sambal Chilli'. The biggest difference would be the 'Chicken Wing' that comes with the 'Chicken' set and the 'Fish' set comes with the 'Fried Fish', or more commonly known as 'Fried Ikan Kuning'. But if neither of the set managed to catch your interest, you can always customise your own set meals. Well, as for the other day, I ended up trying the 'Chicken' set topped with an extra serving of 'Otah'.

For a start, even though the 'Sambal Chilli' isn't too spicy, but the thick texture of the chilli could blend with all the ingredients nicely. And the taste of the chilli is so shiok that it keeps you going on and on, craving for more. The taste of the 'Otah' is pretty good too, but the taste and the texture will be even much more better if they have cooked it a little bit more longer. Been a big fan of 'Peanuts' I love the crunchy sensation that I'm getting from the 'Ikan Bilis and Peanuts' combination. (By the way, the 'Ikan Bilis' isn't too salty at all.) As for the 'Fried Egg', if you are into half boiled egg yolk, you will definitely love this a lot. As I split up the 'Fried Egg' into 2, the egg yolk were making their way covering and adding an additional flavour into the 'Nasi Lemak Rice' too. The texture of the 'Chicken Wing' over here were very crispy indeed, but the taste of it isn't that fantastic. I'm wondering is it because they are reusing the same cooking oil to fried all the other ingredients, therefore the taste of the 'Chicken Wing' is kinda funky to me. By the way, the non-sticky 'Nasi Lemak Rice' over here have this nice fragrance and the taste of the 'Coconut Milk' is pretty good too. :D

So where can you give the 'Power Nasi Lemak' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak'. The actual name of this stall is much more longer but most people recognised it as 'Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak'. It's located inside 'Boon Lay Place Food Village'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  17:00 - 02:00 (The following day)

* Click here for the location of 'Boon Lay Place Food Village' on 'Google Maps'.

Shiok, Dum Biryani...

I haven't been eating 'Biryani Rice' for a very long period of time. And since I wanted to intake lots of Iron within a short period of time so that I could donate my blood successfully, therefore I might as well kill 2 birds with 1 stone and search for...

'Dum Chicken Biryani' I have read it somewhere that they will only be preparing and selling 'Dum Biryani' on Fridays and Weekends. Therefore, I was patiently waiting till last Friday, before making a trip down to this restaurant. I'm glad that I have made a trip down here. The set meal comes with a big plate of 'Biryani Rice', topped with 2 crispy piece of 'Papadum' and a piece of 'Chicken' hidden inside the generous portion of 'Biryani Rice'. They have also provides a bowl of 'Curry', 'Green Vegetables' and 'Raita'(White Yogurt with Vegetables) too.

It's been a very long time since my last encounter with such a beautiful plate of 'Biryani Rice'. Unlike some 'Biryani Rice' out there that have a mixture of 'White', 'Yellow' and 'Orange' colour, the 'Biryani Rice' here are goldish brown in colour. Every single bite of the 'Biryani Rice' has been loaded a nice mix of 'Spices' and 'Chicken' and the delicious sensation I'm getting from the rice is wonderful. And to some extent the taste is already on par with a normal plate of 'Biryani Rice' covered with lots of delicious gravy. However, that's not all. you should try having it with the bowl of 'Curry' that they are offering over here. It's pushing the taste the 'Biryani Rice' to a heavenly level. Don't believe me? Then you should really give the 'Biryani Rice' over here a good try. Even though the 'Chicken' isn't that fantastic, but it's pretty decent too. Probably it's buried inside the mountain of 'Biryani Rice', therefore it also comes with this nice fragrance of spices too. As for the not so oily, yet crispy 'Papadum'. There's sufficient portion that can be broken down into smaller pieces and savour it with the delicious 'Biryani Rice'.

So where can you give this heavenly plate of 'Dum Chicken Biryani' a try?

The name of this restaurant would be "Jaggi's Northern Indian Cuisine". It's located along 'Race Course Road'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  
  Mondays - Thursdays:
  Lunch: 11:30 - 15:00
  Dinner: 17:30 - 20:30
  
  Fridays:
  Lunch: 11:30 - 15:00
  Dinner: 17:30 - 20:45
  
  Weekends and Public Holidays:
  Lunch: 11:30 - 16:00
  Dinner: 17:30 - 20:45

* Click here for the 'Facebook Page' of "Jaggi's Northern Indian Cuisine".
^ Click here for the location of "Jaggi's Northern Indian Cuisine' on 'Google Maps'.

Not so much of Japanese but Thai...

I happen to know about this Thai and Japanese restaurant located in the town area. Being a big fan of both types of delicacies, I decided to give it a try and it ended up to be more of a Thai than a Japanese restaurant.

'Mango Salad' It's in fact a mountain of shredded mango. The overall taste of this dish is refreshing and crunchy. But where does the crunchiness comes from? On top of the shredded mango, the chef has also added a generous portion of carrots, fried shrimps, peanuts, etc... And since all of these ingredients are serve cold, this dish ended up to be pretty refreshing and it acts as 'heaven' as compared to 'hell', which is the upcoming dish.

'ZENSO Ramen' Pretty much similar to a bowl of Japanese Ramen, they are using their own mix of 'Tom Yum' soup instead of the common Japanese Pork Broth. So why do I link this dish to 'hell'? This is because, the soup is really very very spicy. The taste of it is so fiery that to some extent I almost have difficulty finishing the whole bowl of soup. (Even with the help of a glass of warm water and the refreshing plate of 'Mango Salad', my tongue felt as if it's on fire.) =.="" Ingredients like prawns, mushrooms, Japanese Ramen noodles are also added into the bowl of Ramen too. I think that the only thing that I can complain about this dish would be the portion of noodles that was given. It's definitely not satisfying enough. :(

The name of this restaurant would be 'ZENSO'. It's located on level 1 of 'Sunshine Plaza'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  1100 - 2300 Daily

* Click here to find out more about 'ZENSO'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find & get in 'Sunshine Plaza'.

Prata in the North

Since I have the time and I suddenly have the urge for some Indian food, therefore I decided to travel a bit more and move all the way to the North. (Although, 'Little India' is probably half an hour distance away, but visiting 'Little India' on Friday night all the way to Sunday night is kinda crazy.)

'Chicken Biryani' Although this isn't 'Dum Biryani', but the taste and the fragrance of the Biryani rice is pretty nice. On top of that probably I haven't been eating spicy Indian food for a very long time, but I find the taste of the Curry to be pretty spicy and the texture of the curry to be pretty thick. As for the vegetables, there's merely a bit of 'Achar' but it's better than nothing. Best of all, the amount of Curry Chicken that was added into the plate of Curry is pretty generous and pretty delicious. Although I don't that they are providing free flow of Biryani rice over here, but for the price that I'm paying, I think that it's pretty reasonable.

'Chilli Prata' and 'Plain Prata' So what is a 'Chilli Prata'? It's basically a normal Prate but the chef has added green chillies into the Prata to spice up the overall taste of it. The taste of the Pratas over here isn't something that is ultra special, but it has it's good points too. For a start, the Pratas over here are not too oily and the texture of the Pratas are pretty thin and crispy. However, I think that the Curry that they have provided doesn't quite fit in. I think that the Curry that they have provided in the 'Chicken Biryani' was much more better.

'Mutton Murtabak' The taste of the 'Mutton Murtabak' comes with a relatively strong taste and fragrance of mutton meat. Besides of mutton meat, the fillings also include ingredients like onions and various types of spices. However, I personally find the fillings inside the Murtabak to be a little bit too little. Even though the fillings have covered every single corner of the Murtabak, but it will be great if they can increase the amount of fillings inside the Murtabak by a few more times.

So where can you give all these delicious Indian food a try?

The name of this Indian restaurant would be 'Casuarina Curry'. The main branch is located along 'Casuarina Road', which is pretty near 'Upper Thomson Road'. And there's another branch located along 'Macpherson Road'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  7am - 12midnight Daily
• Joke of the day:
  After placing all my orders for all the food listed in this post, the eyes of the waiter were popping out. The eyes were popping out even much more further when I told him that I'm having my dinner alone. The friendly waiter suggested that he will bring me all the Pratas and the 'Chicken Biryani' first. He will only be serving the 'Mutton Murtabak', when I can finish all the food. In other words, I think that to a certain extent, my crazy appetite can really amaze/scare the shit out of most people out there.

* Click here to find out more about 'Casuarina Curry' restaurant.
^ Click here for the location of 'Casuarina Curry' restaurant on Google Maps.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies located near 'Upper Thomson Road'.