Chilli Chicken Naan & Bimbimbap @ Indian & Korean Stalls - Grace Point Food Court

The great thing about Grace Point Food Court is that every stall specialises in a different cuisine and has something different to offer from their adjoining stalls, a fact that other hawker centres around town should take note of, more often than not one stall offers an almost identical menu to the other! Anyway rant over, haha. I had a taste for Indian food tonight so headed straight to that stall, I fancied something different to my usual pick of tandoori chicken so opted for chilli chicken with naan bread. Now I was expecting a curry like dish but this was more, I would say, Chinese orientated, which I found quite strange! Apart from the mix up of cuisines I found the chilli chicken quite tasty, battered boneless chicken pieces in a fairly mild sauce, until I found a chilli slice! With onions and green peppers, mopped up with hot naan bread. Absolutely hit the spot for me tonight!

The Little Nibbler opted for one of Korea's signature dishes of bimbimbap, or mixed rice in English. Bimbimbap is served in a hot stone bowl. Cooked rice, shredded vegetables and meat with a dose of chilli are put inside the bowl and topped with a raw egg, now all you have to do is mix the contents to cook the egg and ingredients. In my opinion you should take your time mixing as this will produce nice crunchy bits forming around the bowl. Hot and satisfying!

 

Grace Point Food Court is located between Grace Villa and Grace Garden residences.

Anjappar Indian Food & Sa Rang Bang Korean Food.
 

Chilli Chicken on naan above and the mixed Bimbimbap.

The Bill : 1x Chilli Chicken Naan, 1x Bimbimbap = 22.50 MYR

Something for everyone @ Grace Point Food Court!

Chapati Set @ CS Curry House (Banana Leaf Restoran) - Tanjung Aru Plaza

Unfortunately my favourite breakfast of Masala Dosa at CS Curry House was unavailable this morning so I opted instead for their Chapati Set. Two wonderfully cooked chapitis served with their free flow and very delicious chicken & fish curry gravies and tasty dahl. Dosas, Rotis, Chapatis and Banana Leaf meals all come served with this yummy, free flow, threesome! If you've not visited  CS Curry House yet, I'd recommend you give it a go!

CS Curry House is located at Tanjung Aru Plaza.

The Bill : 1x Chapati Set, 1x Teh Tarik = 7MYR

Chapati Breakfast = Great Breakfast

Indian Food @ Tandoori Palace - Kuching

Tandoori Lamb Sheek Kebab.........

Mmmm well actually it wasn't! 
When the dish arrived at the table I asked the waiter what it was and he replied "Lamb Sheek" When I challenged him on this, replying that it wasn't lamb but infact chicken, he wandered off and another member of staff arrived asking "What is the problem, Sir." I said that there wasn't a problem, it's just that I had ordered lamb and received chicken to which he replied "Oh no sir, this is lamb!" Which it quite obviously wasn't, the main reason being, that lamb is 'red' meat and chicken is 'white' and my kebab was most definitely white! After further investigations with the waiter he eventually told me that they use a  mix of lamb and chicken because "lamb doesn't stick to the skewer!" Now this, I know, is  complete nonsense! Firstly, I've cooked lamb sheek myself on the barbecue at home! Secondly I've eaten lamb sheek many times in England, as well as in India! At this point The Little Nibbler was speachless and couldn't believe her ears!!! But there was no way that this was a mix of meats either, so I looked him in the eye and said "But this is chicken, isn't it?" To which he conceded "Yes" and walked away!!! Now what I don't understand is, if they didn't have any lamb why not come over and just tell me so, then I could have made another choice, simple! Instead they tried to pass off a more expensive meat for a cheaper one. Also I guess we were 'just tourists!' I really should have asked for a discount on my bill, but hey, I don't like to cause trouble! 

Tandoori Fish Tikka

Thankfully the fish was fish! Quite tasty though the fish itself was a little mushy. Not sure which fish they use but a meatier variety would work much better.

Palak Paneer

This is The Little Nibbler's favourite dish in an Indian restaurant, mildly, spiced, spinach curry with Indian cheese. This was pretty good.

Onion Bahjee

These were great, deep fried, sliced onion in a mildly spiced batter.

The naan were very good too!

Mango Lassi

A perfect drink to go with spicy Indian food!

Tandoori Palace occupies the sweeping corner at Leboh Wayang, you really cant miss it!

Outside eating area.

The Bill : 1x Tandoori Lamb (Oh no, I mean Chicken!) Sheek Kebab, 1x Tandoori Fish Tikka, 1x Palak Paneer, 1x Onion Bahjee, 1x Naan, 1x Plain Rice = 81.40 MYR

Even though they tried to pull a fast one, I really enjoyed the food at Tandoori Palace! The Little Nibbler was less impressed! A great improvement in customer service is much needed I think.
And why didn't I ask for a discount!!!

Nasi Biryani @ Passage Thru India - KL LCCT

This was my first time in this eatery at KL LCCT and I wasn't disappointed even if the price was a little mahal! But hey we're at an airport, what do you expect?
I opted for the Nasi Biryani Set (18MYR) the rice was fragrant and cooked perfectly served with a small portion of potato and green pepper spicy curry which was delicious, I could have eaten a lot more! Also served were Lady's Fingers and two Dahls, one with chickpeas, all very tasty indeed. Topped with a poppadom!

The Little Nibbler opted for a la carte and ordered plain rice, dahl and a poppadom (10MYR) Which was enjoyed almost as much as mine I think! Haha

Passage Thru India advertises itself as 'Pure Veg' so along with no meat there should also be no onion or garlic present in the food!

Passage Thru India is located on the outside of the airport, if you're looking out of the airport's main entrance walk along the left hand side.

The Bill : 1x Nasi Biryani, 1x Nasi Dahl, 1x Teh Tarik, 1x Pepsi Light = 36 MYR

Hungry between flights? You can do a lot worse than give Passage Thru India a try - Great tasting pure veg Indian food!

Tandoori Chicken @ Indian - Grace Point Food Court

For the uninitiated Tandoori Chicken is chicken that's been marinated in yoghurt and spices preferably overnight then skewered and cooked in a tandoor. There are many different recipes for tandoori chicken ranging from mild to hot depending on the spice mixture. For me the tandoor oven is integral to this dish, grilled chicken doesn't quite seal in the moisture of the meat or give the same charred smoky taste. This is probably due to the fact that skewered meat in a tandoor cooks from the inside as well as the outside because the metal skewer is placed within the burning coals also the oven cooks at a very high temperature, around 400℃.
The Indian Counter at Grace Point serves great tasting Tandoori Chicken. My pick tonight was the Tandoori Chicken Cheese Naan Set which comprises of Tandoori Chicken, Cheese Naan and a small bowl of Curry Sauce. The naan can be a bit hit and miss here and tonight it was just ok. The chicken always tastes great but it's luck of the draw which piece you get. Tonight mine was a bit stingy, not too much meat on it, but the Little Nibbler had a lovely plump, meaty piece, I tried to swap but got caught in the act!!! The curry sauce was nice and spicy, great for dipping your naan into.

Tandoori Chicken Rice Set for the Little Nibbler.

This came as the name suggests with a regular portion of nasi putih, a small side of potato curry and as above a small bowl of curry sauce. Check out the plump piece of chicken!

The Indian counter at Grace Point has two menu's, one 'Spice Delight Indian Cuisine' and the other 'Anjappar Indian Food' so I'm not really sure if there's two different vendors serving from this counter. A mystery that maybe somebody could solve for me?

View towards the Beverage counter and some of the other food vendors. Have to say I'm not very impressed with the drinks here, they don't taste so good and are more expensive than a well made drink in a coffee shop.

Grace Point Food Court is a bright, clean and popular place with lots of different food available and now with even more choice as the extension has started to fill up. As far as I'm aware some of the vendors are open during the day but all are open in the evening.

The Bill : 1x Tandoori Cheese Naan Set   9

                                                                        1x Tandoori Rice Set                 7

                                                             
                                                             Total : 16 MYR

Drinks : Teh Ping 3+, Ice Lemon Tea 3+ = 6.40 MYR


With lots of counters to choose from, Grace Point Food Court is a great place to come and indulge. The Indian Counter is just one, but the only one with Tandoori Chicken!

Masala Dosa @ Restaurant Choice - Downtown

Welcome to the taste of Southern India!
Masala Dosa is a staple in South India eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner it's a very tasty and filling meal. I'm lucky enough to have eaten lots of them on my travels and couldn't believe my luck  when I found them here in KK.

A Dosa is a large thin pancake. The batter is made from a mixture of rice and lentils which is then cooked on a hot griddle. A mildly spiced potato filling is added to the centre of the dosa, after which it is folded over to form a rough triangle. In India more often than not a coconut chutney would be served along with dahl and possibly a curry sauce.

So how does Choice's Masala Dosa stand up to the ones I've eaten in India? Let me tell you...........they are absolutely spot on!!!

The dosa is crispy in parts, soft and chewy in others with a slight tangy taste. The potato filling is mildly spiced and both go perfectly well with the accompanying spicy curry sauce and dahl. The only thing missing is the coconut chutney but hey, you can't have it all! 

All this was washed down with a hot sweet Teh Tarik, delicious.

Choice has several branches around town this particular one is located downtown, right next door to Best Western Hotel and directly across the road from Wisma Merdeka.
   

Restaurant Choice Menu

   The Bill : Masala Dosa   3.20

                   Hot Teh Tarik  1.70

                                                                       Total : 4.90 MYR

A final thought, I tried to order Masala Dosa early in the evening one time to be told "Habis" now I don't know if they had no ingredients left or they only serve dosa at breakfast/lunchtime but my advice is, to get in there early.