Banana leaf rice @ Sri Nirwana Maju Bangsar

When come to Indian cuisine, first come in our typical Malaysian mind is mamak shop or banana leaf rice. Since I move here in Key Ell, I was exposed to Indian food which is either rarely or can't be found in East Malaysia. Last week before my Penang working trip, me and my wife treated my cousin for dinner at Bangsar.

View of Bangsar at night.

Usually when people talk about Bangsar, first come in mind is expensive as most of the high class people always hang out. They are some food you can afford here like a middle income earner like me. If I go to Bangsar, i will go either for the Pasar Malam or Night Market on Sunday, pay my utilities bill at the post office (close at 9:30p.m during weekdays), go to makan at mamak and the famous banana leaf rice.

Bangsar village shopping centre just rite in front of Nirwana's

Destination we were heading was Sri Nirwana Maju @ Bangsar. This shop is one of the famous banana leaf rice in Key Ell. The shop always full with patrons and sometime you might need to wait or compete with others to get a place to seat.  That day, luckily we don't need to gone through with the hustle as it was mid month (Salary yet to masuk for certain people) and we manage to get a seat. Why the shop called banana leaf rice coz they offer any food, they will give you a banana leave as a plate on whatever food in the menu either fried mamak mee, fried rice, briani rice, canai, tosei and etc. Each time me and my wife visit this place, we will order chicken briani or mutton briani. But usually, this briani rice always finish fast as most patrons will order briani rice. That day was unlucky for 3 of us as the shop finish selling all the briani’s. We still take the banana leaf rice with a plain rice.

You can ask for more of this stuff to be add such as salads, fried vege and etc.

See how big is the portion of rice given include with the side dishes for banana leaf rice.


Banana leaf rice with curry gravy. Yummy isn't it?

Here you will not believe me, you can ask more and more scoop of rice when the waiter scoop the rice from the bowl to your banana leaf plate. They will add until you said stop. Even the side dishes such as the vege salads, fried vege, the cili kering masin and which side dishes gave by the waiter, you can add more and more ask you like. You can ask them to add your rice for the second time and the side dishes. But make sure you finish your food. Don’t be greedy. For the third time you ask for additional rice and side dishes such as those vege, you will be charge. For the gravy to pour on your rice, you may choose either to have chicken curry, fish curry or dhal. I order some side menu which is fried mackerel and fried squid in masalla style.  So, if you have the chance to come to Bangsar, remember do come to this banana leaf rice shop. You won’t be regret.

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