Ramadan Bazaar @ TTDI *

Never ever go to a Ramadan Bazaar on a wet rainy afternoon! Otherwise, you’ll end up like me - drenched and laden with yummy delights you probably can’t finish in just one night!

Food overload!

It is raining and you’re hungry. Seeing all the delicious display of wondrous spread in front of your eyes gives more than just a bounce in your step. You want to buy whatever looks yummy at first sight and you want to buy them all whilst shielding yourself from the pitter-patter of the falling rain! End result? You buy more than you really need or want just so you can get out of the rain ASAP!

On the way to TTDI

B and I decided to check out the Ramadan Bazaar in TTDI last weekend. We’ve been to the ones in SS18 and USJ 4, Subang Jaya but not the one in TTDI. I was actually looking for just putu bambu but of course that was not the case and we came home with loads of other scrumptious food for our breaking of fast!

Braving the rain to get to the food!

Green Putu Bambu Stall

We got home and I set the table for dinner. The first thing I was dying to taste was my mom’s yummy acar kurma (pickled dates), which she sells and is also one her specialties. Did I tell you that my mom makes the best food during Ramadan so there’s no dieting this whole month?

Scrumptious Spread!

Anyway, this is the acar and let me assure you that it was totally delicious! I gotta say her acar this time around was divine, even yummier than I’ve ever tasted it before!

Yummy Acar

We certainly enjoyed our delicious spread last weekend but next time, we really have to practise a little more control when visiting a Ramadan Bazaar! There was plenty of leftover, which we didn't eat in the end.

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Cucur Udang / Prawn Fritters

Chilli Fish

Pucuk Paku (Fern Leaftop) Lemak

Chilli Paru (Beef Lungs)

Ayam (Chicken) Percik

Tomato Rice

Chilli Chicken

Green Putu Bambu

Otak-Otak and Satar

Sweet Corn

Tapai - my fave!

Kuih Cara & Crème Caramel

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Morning Adventure @ Gerai Mak Yah! *

We left home at 7.30am. Usually in bed at this ungodly hour when everyone else goes off to work, I was in search of a morning adventure. Frankly, it felt great to be out in the world when the air was crisp and fresh and traffic practically non-existent.

Where are we heading?

Passing by Laman Impian

Drive-thru newspaper vendor, Star and Metro please!

Hungry, we wanted to reach our destination as soon as possible and enjoy a yummy breakfast outside, which hardly happens for us since B sleeps in late on weekends.

Up and about at 7.37AM!

Almost there!

Turning the corner

Digital Mall still closed

1st Floor, Pusat Penjaja Sect. 14, PJ

We arrived at Gerai Mak Yah and there were already many people enjoying breakfast there. As expected, there was a queue for the Lontong, which was what we came for. After ordering our drinks, B immediately queued up behind the last person waiting in the lontong line. The last time B came here to buy some yummy lontong, he was in line for 40 minutes but that's because he arrived a little after 9am, which is the peak selling hour.

Busy Breakfast Crowd

I was ravenous and everything looked divine. While B was lining-up, I checked out the Nasi Lemak stall next to Gerai Mak Yah. There were so many different types of sambal and all my favourite things too like begedil, sambal sotong (squid), paru (lung), kerang (cockle), chicken and sambal prawns. I chose kerang for B and paru for me; take-away of course since we were here for something else!

Nasi Lemak Stall

Back to our lontong, the stall owner Mak Yah, was born in Johor Bahru (which is where my mom hails from and which explains my love for Southern recipes too). She lived in Singapore prior to moving here in KL back in 1972. I wasn't even born in 1972 and Mak Yah has been selling lontong at a car park outside the wet market in Section 14, PJ since then! This stall also serves Nasi Lemak but apparently, Lontong is her speciality.

B at the head of the queue!

This time around, it took B about 10 minutes to bring two plates of delicious Lontong Johor to our table. I was in heaven!

According to B, the food server had a very systematic way of preparing the lontong. First, he placed the nasi impit (compressed rice cake) inside your bowl. This was followed by the kuah lodeh (gravy) with bits of fried tofu, tempe (bean cake) and long beans for extra crunch and taste. Add to that half an egg, sambal sotong (squid) and kuah kacang (peanut sauce) before the finishing touch of very yummy serunding kelapa (delicious coconut floss) right on top. B asked for extra coconut floss and the server was very generous!

Delicious Lontong Johor RM4.50

The coconut sprinkle is what makes this entire dish perfect. For me, lontong without the serunding kelapa is less authentic so Mak Yah really made my morning with her ultra yummy recipe! Thank you Mak Yah, your lontong is delicious and your stall will now be a frequent visit for us! Next time, I want to try Mak Yah's Nasi Lemak!

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