Friday 23 August 2013

Banana Chocolate Spring Rolls!


I was really inspired by my last trip to Little Wonton and I wanted to re-create their banana chocolate wonton. I made it 3 times until I realised that "wonton" was a misnomer. The first batch, I used wonton skins and it failed. And I realised that they didn't use wonton. 

Then, the next week, I used Spring Roll skin. I wrapped a quartered banana, 3 drops of baking, dark chocolate, wrapped it all up and fry it! 

Results? I found the recipe!!! Can't believe that something so simple, can taste sooo good!!!

Till the next time!


Sunday 11 August 2013

Restoran Mahbub, Bangsar

I have to announce that this "review" might be totally biased because this is my fav restaurant and Nasi Briyani Ayam Madu is my favourite food, hands down. I was born and bred in Bangsar and through and through, I'm a Bangsar girl and I grew up eating this dish. My grandma's house was just a 3 minutes walk from the restaurant in Lucky Garden. 

So, kinda ate this once I could eat solid food when I was a toddler. And back then, it was really cheap for a plate!


The famous Nasi Briyani Ayam Madu, my favourite. The rice is very fragrant with an assortment of herbs like star anise, cinnamon sticks, fennel and etc. The chicken is basted in honey with a tad of spiciness and the meat is so soft, juicy and the marination goes all the way into the bones. 


I normally "banjir" (flood) my rice with dhal for a thick consistency and it makes the rice taste so much better! This dhal is especially for Nasi Briyani and it's thicker with big slices of carrots and potatoes. Super yummy!


This is The brother's favourite Cheese Naan. The Naan is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, surrounding a delicious cheesy goo!  Very nice!


There's something about mamak ayam goreng (fried chicken) that is so damn delicious! It's spicy with herbs and marination, juicy meat and very, very yummy!


This is a thosai and it's an acquired taste because it has a somewhat, bitter after taste. Otherwise, it's fluffy, thin and crispy and very delicious with dhal or as a wrap!

I've never wrote about Mahbub because I eat here often that I take it for granted. They're been in business since 1970 and I was born 17 years after they started their business. 

We eat here all the time, sometimes, every weekend and it's my family's fav food. This place holds a special place in my heart as well because we found our long lost relatives (The Malay side) during one of our dinners here. 

All this while, I thought there was something "off" about me. We don't conform into the Chinese category and we speak better Malay than most Malays and yes, until it occurred to us that we're not pure Chinese. We're only Chinese on my Mom's side. 

So, that explained why my family is so muhibbah! They used to say that, "Nampak macam Cina, tapi petah berbahasa Melayu!" 

Anyways, if you're ever in Bangsar, the same row as TMC and right next to CIMB, pop in here for a aphrodisiac Nasi Briyani Ayam Madu.  

Friday 9 August 2013

Milk & Butter, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar




This is gonna be short because on one hand, their food is absolutely delicious but on the other hand, I contracted Salmonellosis from this restaurant. I would assume that an upscale restaurant in Bangsar would take more pride in preparing their food but this place, I'M GUESSING, fed me with tainted Salmon. 

On a Saturday after work, me and Madrekins came here for dinner. She ordered Cajun Chicken and I ordered Salmon Crostini. We shared the food but Madrekins doesn't eat raw salmon so I happily finished it. Less than 3 hours later, I feel excruciating pain in my stomach and lots of wind inside. 

I went suffered all throughout Sunday by taking pain killers and sleeping the whole Sunday away. No, the pain killer didn't work at all and I couldn't sleep. The pain became more and more unbearable. On Monday, I had to go to work and beneath the smile and laughter, I experienced pain in my stomach. Every 5 or more minutes until I lost all color and glow on my face and my boss had to threaten to deduct my salary if I do not go home and see a doctor.  

This was really, really inconvenient as I had a whole day of meeting on Monday. But the pain, it's like someone twisting your stomach / gastrointestinal and releasing it and twisting it again! Imagine being in pain every 5 minutes of so!

I went to my doctor and he told me that I had tainted food for Saturday dinner. Which was Milk & Butter. I told him that I shared the food with my mom... until I remembered that my mom did not eat the salmon. 

For the next 2-3 weeks, I wasn't supposed to eat anything spicy, fried, oily, etc. I survived on Chinese soups and wraps daily. Doctor also said that raw salmon, if unfresh, would be tainted and will breed salmonella bacteria. 

I couldn't really hear him much after that because I felt like I was fainting and within a day, I was dangerously dehydrated. I had to drink 2.0-2.5 liters of water within 24 hours. 

The Fiance was extremely pleased with himself because he's a huge fan of cooking all foods and not eat raw food and he's been nagging me that the smoked, raw salmon will kill me one day. 

Well, he was very worried and once I got better, the nagging came and I'm prohibited from eating raw food anymore. 

All thanks to Milk & Butter. Also, it was partly my fault because it's not a sushi place where salmon moves very fast, this is a normal restaurant and God knows how long the salmon has been lying there. 

I don't think that their kitchen is tainted, rather, just the salmon. God also knows how pissed off I am!!

Till the next time. 

I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat here OK, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that, DO NOT order the Salmon Crostini or anything with raw salmon if you're here. 



Artisan Roast HQ, Section 13, PJ.


This is the view from the top only because I like being on top! (HAHAHAHAH!) Sorry, only my colleague would get my jokes of the nasty sort. 


All of our drinks and tea time stuffs! My colleague and our student got a flat white and my hot chocolate and our little tit bits. 




I had a cup of hot chocolate and it is waaay better compared to Starbucks or Coffee Bean and such. It's pure cacao and it wasn't those sweetened hot chocolates but rather the bitter like chocolates which I'm loving, hands down!


We had a slice of Grasshopper, Caramel and Chocolate and it was all sooo chocolatey!!! I love chocolates and I approve of these!


The Lemon Slice is very, or rather, extremely lemony and perfect for my liking! It's like a real lemon on the pastry and this has got to be my favourite. 

After rows and rows of workshops and the whole place is a small industrial area, it is so unlikely to find a coffee shop of the hipster variety. I used to work in the vicinity at CSC and I never expected to find a coffee house. 

But then again, I was with a "hipster" colleague of mine and I would expect him to sniff hipster like hangouts like these. Despite it being a refurnished shoplot/warehouse, it has a unique touch to it. Very simplistic, a place that just serves good coffee and delicious home made desserts. 

We were there with our student to discuss about our classes and what needs to be changed (Constructive Criticism) and get to know each other better. We are cool lecturers like that. HAHAH. 

The staff were extremely friendly and I LOVE THE PLACE!!! Please click HERE to stalk them!! 

Till the next time!

Morganfields, Pavillion

If you think I've written about this place before, you thought right! This is the link to my previous Post. We decided to come back a few years after we first visited them. This is PART II. 


The place still looks like out first visit in 2011 when they first opened. Home of the famous sticky bones! 




This time, I came with Madrekins and the Sis, Karin. It's the once in the blue moon occasion when, we're all on leave! Too bad, we waited too long for our food and Karin was being silly and I was dying of starvation. HAHAHAHAH!


We ordered the sharing platter and this was more of a sampler where there were an assortment of food! This is called THE CARNIVORE!!! There's the full slab of Garlicky BBQ Spare Ribs, 1/2 Herb Roasted Chicken, Grilled Thuringer sausage, Grilled Hungarian sausage, Garden Salad, Grilled Corn on Cob, French Fries and Corn Bread! 



The Corn Bread is heavenly because it's crispy on the outside, corn flakes crispy and on the inside, it's so light, fluffy and corny! Absolutely out of this world! 

On Friday, the 2nd day of Eid, we decided to go to Pavillion because there wouldn't be any crowd. Since, we don't have to visit our Malay (Yes, we're of British-Indonesian heritage) and half od our relatives are all Muslim. Very muhibbah. 

So, I've been sick in terms of, I contracted Salmonellosis from Milk & Butter in Bangsar, 2 weeks ago! I haven't been eating proper food. Just a whole load of porridge and Chinese soup! In a way, I lost weight but it's not right. 

We spent the whole day shopping at Starhill, yes, THE WHOLE DAMN DAY just because CIMB cards won't allow certain transaction! By lunch time, we were famished. I've been a herbivore for far too long and I wanted MEAT! *RAWR*

That's how we ended up in Morganfield's and ordered THE CARNIVORE *RAWR* The food were good as usual, fries were cut from potatoes, chicken was tender, juicy and the marinate really juiced the chicken up, the sausages were meaty, juicy and succulent. Absolutely delicious!!! and the ribs, I've always loved the ribs but some parts were chewy and I nearly choked. 

In terms of marination, the juices and the garlicky marinate really went all the way to the bones, giving it a sticky goo on the bones! Very flavourful! 

For more information, you can click for their WEBSITE or FACEBOOK

till the next time!

Friday 2 August 2013

Little Wonton, Telawi, Bangsar

Let me start this post by saying that Little Wonton is not your quintessential cafe that you would expect to see in Jalan Telawi in Bangsar. In fact, it's nothing like those fancy upscale restaurants and cafe that are synonymous with Jalan Telawi or Bangsar.  


Little Wonton, is tucked snugly inbetween these upscale hangouts like NOSH and this is a relatively small establishment because it's half of a shoplot, making it really small, but, cosy. 


The theme is very much Shanghai pre-modern era with chairs and tables right out of a kung fu movie but surrounded by a bright, vibrant green wall! 


They even have "bar" seats where pictures that adorn the walls, look like those pictures out of old Chinese powder tins. It's small, cosy and the prices are really reasonable. The food? Read more below!


As I already had my dinner, I popped by because I heard that the chocolate banana wontons are worth dying for. My wontons were served in a really old tin filled to the brim with smoking hot, fresh out the fryer wontons!!! 

One bite into them, the crispy exterior provides a nice wrap to the sweet and warm banana and chocolate filling inside. The wontons were absolutely delicious and I never would've thought to combine wonton skin with bananas and chocolate! This wonton is highly recommended by me. 

Maybe, it's just a fail proof formula. BANANA+CHOCOLATE = SUCCESS!

It might be small, but it's really clean and spotless. I'm dying to try their charcoal noodles as well. Heard it was good. Will definitely come back for dinner/lunch. 

I will also experiment by trying to make my own versions! Wish me luck! Will definitely share the recipe once I'm successful! 

They have a wide assortment of wontons, from savoury to desserts and NO PORK!!! Yay! for my Muslim friends! 

If you do see me, do say hi!

Till the next restaurant!

Little Wonton,
9, Jalan Telawi 3,
Bangsar Baru.