In quest for the best claypot chicken rice…
Claypot chicken rice (RM 6, small) has always been our old favorite. It is amazing that how the simplest of ingredients are transformed into something such amazing one pot meal! Busy Corner’s version sans the appearance of lap cheong (Chinese was sausages) is quite a let down. Despite the rice being soft and fluffy, the chicken pieces were tough and dry.
Our claypot prawn rice (RM 13, small) came sizzling hot with a generous serving of de shelled prawns, a good sprinkling of raw onions and drizzles spicy sour sauce on top. Give it a good stir and voila! You get a great combination of soft and fluffy rice coated evenly with the spicy sour gravy, half cooked onion and fresh succulent prawns.
Restoran Busy Corner
83, Jalan ss 22/11
Damansara Jaya
Tel: 03-7729 0116 Closes on Thursdays.
Now let us turn to another claypot chicken rice place, Koon Kee, located just a few streets away from Busy Corner.
Koon Kee is a no frills claypot chicken rice place with limited choices of soupy dish. Their pork stomach soup is very peppery that gives an extra kick to it, just the way I like it.
The claypot chicken rice comes with lap cheong that added some sweetness to the rice, not forgetting the intense and pungent smelling salted fish too. I love srapping for the thin layer of crispy rice crust that’s adhered to the bottom of the claypot. My parents has been telling me that those who love crispy rice crust are very stubborn people. Have you guys ever heard of that?
For one pot meal that comes in a reasonable price tag, Koon Kee and Busy Corner is the place to go. We wouldn’t mind returning to try out the other varieties of claypot rice at Busy Corner, which added a nice twist to the usual chicken rice. However, for a minimal meal of claypot chicken rice, we would still prefer Koon Kee.
Restoran Koon Kee 42, Jalan SS22/25,
i normally frequent busy corner more. 🙂 the one at koon kei, the lady is fierce. she is impatient and likes to yell. hahaha…. too bad, food is good so gotta “tahan” her attitude.
yaya, agree tat…. she is quite action…… 😛
have to bear with it. hehe… coz very hard to find claypot chicken rice with chinese sausages 🙂
thats alot of chicken rice at a go..watever it is..it is the crusted burnt bits at the end that i like haha..
For original taste, the one at Koon Kee is good but for something “different”, guess it’ll be Busy Corner. I love the onions!
can’t believe that in all my years in kdu, i never stepped foot into busy corner. but have heard lots about the prawn rice and now seeing your photos, guess it’s time to go back to the old area 😛
The stomach soup i had at Koon Kee the last time i went was not good though. Bland and tasted like water. But I love the soup at Busy corner. I find Busy corner more consistent in terms of quality.
i used to stay in DJ, just between these 2 eateries..can you imagine how many times i’ve eaten at both places? hehe. i feel that busy corner’s food quality has dropped tremendously while koon kee’s is still yummy. yes, i love the charred bits..but dont think i’m a stubborn person wor :p
pinkpetalz: haha surprisingly the lady is really nice to us the other day..yeah sometimes cust dont really have a say
joe: haha imagine if they never really bother to clean the claypot
wmw: haha for claypot chic rice, koon kee is still the place 2 go i think
jasmine: haha another kdu students
pea: haha different fan base huh
sc: whoa u must have tried everything at busy corner!
I like the tom yam flavour claypot rice.
Claypot prawn rice is new for me!
hi there, noticed the koon kee no longer has the claypot chicken rice…anyone knows where they have shifted to?
@whitearmani
Hi whitearmani,
i went there yesterday around 5pm, cant see any stall selling claypot chicken rice but charsiew rice. I didnt get down to the restaurant but when i peek inside cant see any claypot stall so ended up packing at rest.busy corner. But i prefer koon kee altho i havent try before, b’c has lap cheong in it. i noticed there is a clapot rest. same row with koon keen, but not sure if previously from koon kee.
Hi whitearmani,
i went there yesterday around 5pm, cant see any stall selling claypot chicken rice but charsiew rice. I didnt get down to the restaurant but when i peek inside cant see any claypot stall so ended up packing at rest.busy corner. But i prefer koon kee altho i havent try before, b’c has lap cheong in it. i noticed there is a clapot rest. same row with koon keen, but not sure if previously from koon kee.
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