Morning Adventure @ Village Park, D.U. *

Early last Sunday, B and I had a sudden crave for Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice), which is also one of my favourites! I cook Nasi Lemak sometimes, which really goes well with prawn sambal or the plain sambal (chilli) that comes on the side. For me, the rice is equally important and it remains a factor when deciding if a particular Nasi Lemak has passed my high standard of deliciousness or not!

It was a little after 8 in the morning when we headed to Village Park Damansara Utama, PJ for breakfast. Apparently, this restaurant serves the best Nasi Lemak in PJ and after the raving reviews we’ve read and heard about this place, it was time to judge the food ourselves.

Relaxing and yummy Sunday breakfast

The restaurant was easy to locate and when we arrived, plenty of patrons were already hanging around inside and outside the premise, enjoying a delightful Sunday breakfast with family and friends.

I looked at the choices and exclaimed in delight at seeing so many yummy choices. The menu not only had Nasi Lemak (with a wide variety of side dishes including sambal prawns, begedil, clams and crispy fried chicken) but this place also serves Lontong and Nasi Dagang, both I love!

I want Nasi Dagang!

What's your choice?

I was torn between Nasi Dagang and Nasi Lemak and after much thinking, I opted for the latter. It was a delightful choice indeed. The rice was fluffy and heavenly fragrant and my choice of sambal prawns was delicious too. Though spicy, the prawn sambal was nowhere near as spicy as the plain sambal.

Simply scrumptious!

B whose tolerance level for spicy stuff is definitely lower than mine was all teary and had to order two drinks as he puffed and huffed away eating the super spicy sambal. If you love spicy sambal, this one would be a delight to savour. Otherwise, order two drinks prior to eating.

Refreshing Teh Ais

I love my morning adventures with B and since he is on leave this entire week, I am hoping for another one soon. Next time, I’m definitely gonna order Lontong, yum!

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Special Sambal Prawns *

It's been ages since I cooked something yummy for B so after our massive grocery shopping yesterday, I made my special sambal prawns for dinner tonight. I made sure I used only one tablespoon of chilli paste this time because B doesn't really like spicy food and the last time I made my sambal prawns for him, it was still too spicy it seems.

Unfortunately, he is out running an emergency errand right now and though I am ravenous from not eating all day, I will wait for my baby to come home so we can dine together. Eating alone is no fun. I hope he comes home soon!

Sambal Prawns

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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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