FOODlog #53: Chicken Briyani with Potato & Egg Curry

Me and some friends went for lunch at NAAN Corner Restaurant MR BOOM 1983 two Sundays ago. It's a place near where I stay about 7-8 minutes drive from my house. It's a place that's been open for a couple of years now but we've never been there so we decided to give this place a try.

I ordered their Nasi Briyani with chicken. I was in the mood for some curry and rice and this plate really hit the spot. The rice was fragrant and had a nice balance of spices. The spices weren't overpowering but at the same time wasn't under flavored as well. It was just perfect and the chicken curry made it all even more decadent and delicious. The curry flavor was so flavorful and everything you want in a curry - creamy, thick and lush, slightly spicy, and packed full of flavor. It had a hint of sourness that was citrusy that was a very nice note to the curry too. The chicken was tender and also came with some potatoes and a hard-boiled egg which was really good with the curry as well.

My mum ordered a dish called 'Roti Cheese' which is a griddle fried dough that is filled with mozzarella cheese. A fusion dish of Malaysian and Italian that's very unique. It was decent and had lots of cheese and the curry for dipping that comes with it was very delicious as well. We shared this dish with our friends and it is a nice sharing dish to get.

Another dish which she ordered for herself was a 'Beef Murtabak'. It is also a 'roti' but is stuffed with beef curry and it had chickpeas which is quite unique and a first for us eating 'murtabak' that was stuffed with chickpeas. The filling was very generous and gave you a feeling that it's a very luxurious version of a humble 'murtabak'.

For my drink, I ordered 'Teh Ice' which is iced milk tea. On the menu it showed choices of small or large but the waiter didn't ask us when ordering and we also didn't bother mentioning what size we wanted. It came in a jug and I thought it was good value for money but it turns out it was a large size and that's what they charged us. So if you're ordering the drinks, remember to specify your preference and what you want or by default I guess they'll be serving you your drink in a jug.

Overall it was a nice place and the environment together with the food is a worthwhile place to visit. I particularly recommend the Nasi Briyani simply because it was the one I enjoyed the most and would go back just for that.