Ingredients :
- 600g medium big prawns, shelled but with tails intact
- 2 1/2 tbsp chilli paste
- 3 shallots
- 1 tsp belacan granules
- 4 candlenuts (buah keras)
- Juice from 2 large limes
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ikan bilis stock granules
- 4 tbsp oil
Directions :
- Heat oil and saute the ground ingredients until fragrant and oil separates. Add the prawns and stir well to mix. Add seasoning and cook for five to seven minutes until gravy is thick.
- Dish out and serve the dish well with nasi lemak or plain white rice.
- CHOW KOAY TIEW - Jalan Imbi (the corner restaurant which is on the same row with Sakura and opposite of Honda Kah Motor.
- WANTAN MEE/KARI MEE - End of old Subang airport road in the Subang NewVillage Town Centre.
- TAPIOCA NOODLES & VEGETABLES - Old Klang Road, a shack which is nestled behind a chinese primary school after the market and the post office (which would be on your left).
- KARI MEE (LEMAK) - SS1 PJ, Alisan Restaurant (2nd shop from corner) facing the Lorenzo Furniture Shop.
- ROAST DUCK RICE - Seapark, Sunrise Coffee Shop
- PRAWN MEE/KARI MEE/CHEE CHEONG FUN - Seapark (coffee shop near old Paramount Theatre).
- CHICKEN RICE - Seapark (coffee shop opposite Seapark Market, run by 2 ladies).
- FISH HEAD BEEHOON - Jalan Gasing, PJ, Seng Kee Restaurant in row of shops behind Lotus Restaurant.
- MISCELLANEOUS FOOD - SS24, Taman Megah (take the LDP and exit left after theKelana Jaya LRT Station towards "SS24"). A hawker centre with over 70 hawker stalls!! all serving different dishes, no duplicates!!, which boast the best of each kind in town!! not too difficult to locate.
- YONG TAU FU - Ampang New Town/Ampang Village (there are 3 shops, so have your choice to pick)
- PAN MEE - Along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman behind Kah Motors.
- HOKKIEN MEE - Petaling Street opposite Hong Leong Bank.
- CHAR SIEW RICE - Jalan Tung Shin.
- NASI KANDAR - Kayu Nasi Kandar Restaurant in Taipan, Subang with a branch in SS2, a coffee shop formerly known as Chow Yang.
- TEH TARIK & ROTI CANAI - Taman Desa next to the water tank.
- NASI LEMAK & CURRY FISH HEAD - Madam Kwan (f money is not an issue).
- ASSAM LAKSA, CHOW KOAY TIEW & PRAWN MEE - Little Penang.
- BAK KUT TEH - Jalan Imbi behind Hong Leong Bank.
- SATAY - Naan Corner in Ampang, in between International School and RSPCA, called Nur Satay.
- BANANA LEAF - Kannas in SS2, behind Lisa De Inn Hotel.
- NASI LEMAK - Suzi corner next to Ampang city (used to be called Kerris).
- WANTAN MEE/CHAR SIEW - Jalan Sungai Besi, on the way to PLUS. Only open at 7:00pm-2:00am, a car repair shop by the day.
- BEEF BRISKET NOODLES - Tengkat Tong Shin, runs parallel to Jalan Alor. Stall near the beginning of the road. Open at night till midnight.
- CHAR SIEW/CHICKEN RICE - Tengkat Tong Shin, further up the road. Old prewar shop house. This has to be the drop dead unhealthiest piece of anything you can insert in your mouth in KL? But to die for chicken is strictly as filler to make sure you don't get a heart attack overdosing on char siew.
- FISH BALLS - Tengkat Tong Shin, a little further up the road from char siew's stall. Stall inside a coffee shop. This guy is good looking at the amount of people he employs to help out!
- SEAFOOD NOODLES - Segambut, near Auto Bavaria. A big bowl full of noodles and assorted mussels, prawns, cuttlefish, fish etc. for reasonable price. Pick of soup, clear, tom yam, curry. Forget the rest, or for the curry. Soya bean with cincau not bad. Avoid on Sunday mornings. You will wait for an hour. Fried Chicken Rice (only on Wed and Sat)!! There is a branch now open in SS2 Chow Yang, called Restoran Yu Ai with yellow signboard, just a few doors away from Kayu Nasi Kandar.
- CHEF'S SALAD - Flagz, behind Souled Out. This salad is as all salads should be crunchy FRESH veggies, and the dressing is to die for. Easily the best salad in town. And I don't even like salad. Beer is the freshest in town too great bite.
- PRAWN MEE - Champ's, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru. Standard gone down somewhat recently but still head and shoulders above all others in KL. You'll have to go to Penang to beat this.
- CHOW KOAY TIEW - Bukit Damansara (behind Hock Lee supermarket, next to Shell). Corner stall inside coffee shop. Best in KL. The fellow has been frying for longer than I can recall, and he is so good that you may have towait up to 45 minutes during lunchtime. Doesn't use too much oil almost perfect. As above, you'll have to go to Penang to beat this. Other stalls in the same shop not bad.
- CHICKEN RICE - Jalan Gasing, very close to the Federal Highway, same row as Southern Bank 2 shops, one in the middle, one in the corner. Can't decide which is superior, but both are very good. Middle one has Ipoh taugeh.
- BAK KUT TEH KLANG - Hokkien Association off the main highway leading to the heart of Klang is a good place to start for beginners.
- DIM SUM - Marriott Hotel. Chinese restaurant here serves northern China style dim sum. Easily best dim sum in town. A little pricey.
- FISH HEAD - Off Jalan Sungai Besi, just past WANTAN MEE, turn left right after BP. Three shops clumped together. All look dilapidated but don't worry. Don't know what type of fish they get their heads from, but I suspect fresh water fish. Hot sauce fish head to die for. Extremely reasonable prices.
- BAK KUT TEH - Segambut, go past Auto Bavaria, follow road all the way until you see a Chinese temple on your left. Enter the temple courtyard and you will see a tin shack where they serve bak kut teh. Not quite up there with Klang, but nothing to sneeze at. Go for yam rice rather than white rice. Fried Chicken Rice (only on Weds and Sat)!!
- NASI KANDAR/KERABU/LAUT - Taman Tun, the other end of Secret Recipe in a store on the same block, usually with a van outside. Truly Kelantanese style. Only in the morning though.
- SEAFOOD - Pulau Carey, get to Jalan Banting and follow signs to Pulau Carey. Place called Kang Guan, just before the actual bridge onto the island. Cheap!
- NASI LEMAK - TangLin at Lake Gardens, near the Clinic/Hospital. Only open when government department is operating.
- CHICKEN RICE - Bing Restaurant in Sri Rampai. Wait till you drop to eat the chicken rice. Worth it!!
Ingredients :
- 2 cups rice, washed and drained
- 250g yam, cubed
- 3 to 4 tbsp oil
- 4 shallots, sliced
- 3 dried mushrooms, soaked and finely chopped
- 25g dried prawns, washed and drained
Seasoning :
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soya sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cube chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp sugar or to taste
- 3 cups water
- 2 pandan leaves, knotted
Directions :
- Heat oil in a wok and lightly brown the shallots. Remove the shallot crisps and drain well. Leave aside.
- Add dried prawns and saute until fragrant. Stir-fry yam and mushrooms. Add rice and seasoning. Stir-fry well.
- Dish rice mixture into an electric rice cooker. Add water and pandan leaves and cook rice as usual. Stand rice in cooker for 10 to 15 minutes before dishing out to serve.
- Serve rice with a sprinkling of shallot crisps, chopped spring onions and coriander.
