24 Mar
Sweet Appam & Dai Chou @ Lucky Garden Bangsar
I’m really a nice, affectionate and caring person because I’m going to share with you guys my favourite appam (hoppers) stall – Om Shakti Chelo @ Lucky Garden Bangsar. Located directly behind TMC supermarket, the stall is not hard to spot at all. Other than appams (plain, white, brown), they offer quite a selection of Indian snacks such as tosai, chapatti, kuih gulung, vadai, etc.
There’s almost always a crowd waiting for their orders to be taken, so please be patient because good food payoff. The lady was always busy spreading circles of thick whitish rice and santan (coconut milk) batter over those small wok like pans. (hence the do-not-mess-with-me face)
Apparently, the white appams (RM 1.20) appear to be the crowd’s favourite. The appam, laced with crispy edges, has a contrasting texture of soft, fluffy, and well risen centre with sweet coconut milk. Other than that, I can taste a delicious and mesmerizing liquor tang because the batter is fermented with dashes of palm toddy. *hiccups*
The brown appam (RM 1.20) was equally good too. The centre is absolutely creamy, with aromatic palm sugar syrup.
Most the the time, we would take away the appams to the dai chou place opposite. The food is cheap and great, with Guinness Stout Pork Ribs slathered with layers of sweet and sticky sauce *hiccups again* and salted egg yolk squid with crispy batter and creamy gravy being our all time favourite. A 3 dish 1 (free) soup typical chinese dinner costs less than RM 30, cheap no?
Please refer to the map for the exact location.
Posted by Mama BoK on March 24, 2008 at 6:57 am
Yums..!! and really cheap..!!
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Posted by Jojo on March 24, 2008 at 7:21 am
The only time i tried apam was last Dec in Penang and i fell in love with it~
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Posted by Christine on March 24, 2008 at 8:07 am
the appam looks different from the ones we usually have. liquor tang? woo… i wanna try
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Posted by Larry Yeong on March 24, 2008 at 8:49 am
Since you are already in this area, you really try the curry fish head at the other end of the appam stall. However they only sell in the afternoon but their fish head and fried chicken is heavenly. Be sure to be there early as it would get rather pack during lunch hours.
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Posted by Simon Seow on March 24, 2008 at 10:42 am
Used to dine here with TheNurse when she was still studying in Pantai Nursing College. Not bad the food.
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Posted by daphne on March 25, 2008 at 4:19 am
ooo.. I haven’t had appam for ages. It looks crispier than the one I had last time too.
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Posted by Kenny Mah on March 25, 2008 at 4:58 am
Wahhh… Alcoholic Appam? That’s a first for me, tee hee.
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Posted by lotsofcravings on March 25, 2008 at 11:13 am
i spot masala thosai..my favourite indian breakfast item..
i only eye 2 dishes..what happen to the other two?? cheap? dirt cheap for bangsar..
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Posted by Big Boys Oven on March 25, 2008 at 11:03 pm
oh appam I love appam, this place looks awesome!
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Posted by kampungboycitygal on March 26, 2008 at 12:27 am
mamabok: msia food is the best right?
jojo: then i suppose you would love this one. a sweeter version
christine: yeah a different version with coconut milk/palm sugar added
larry: hey i heard about that place! must drop by during the weekends..thanks for ur suggestions
simon: whoa..a place with lotsa great memories huh
daphne: maybe u can try to replicate this in ur kitchen?
kenny: hahaha u gota try it!
joe: haha bad pictures of tofu and soup..so dun bother
bbo: haha lets go again
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Posted by durianberry on March 26, 2008 at 1:37 am
Appam with toddy! Mustn’t eat and drive~ Will try out all the snacks when I’m there
Hehe
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Posted by su-yee on March 30, 2008 at 11:33 am
This is one of my all time fav restaurant. their black pepper hor fun and butter sotong is a must have!
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Posted by vkeong on March 31, 2008 at 3:15 am
If, IF lah you 2 ever come to Penang, try the Apong at Burmah Road
There are usually a few stalls, but the one called “Apong Guan” directly opposite the Him Heang biscuit stalls sells the cheapest and nicest apong around.. only 30cents a piece. I’ve seen a guy bought 50 pieces at one go and I was told to wait for an hour.. >.<
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