Makan Union @ IPC

The hardest daily weekday  decision  in any working adults life is..... Where to have lunch. 

My colleagues and I are no different. After spending a good amount of time walking aimlessly and deciding where to have lunch, we decided on Makan Union. It's a new makan place in IPC that is located next to Manhattan Fish Market.

Their menu is made up a fusion mix of items. From Ikan bakar sandwiches to the classic Nasi Lemak. Today, I decided to go for the butter chicken rice today and boy was it delicious! It was served with a good amount of chicken delectably covered with the perfect portion of butter cream sauce and garnished with a generous amount of alfalfa and peanuts. Above all, i would rate their presentation a 10 and their pricing a 7. 

Makan Union's Butter Chicken

We will definitely be back to try out more of the menu!

Till next time! X

Mushi Mushi. It's sushi time!

So my cousin from Singapore was down in Nov 2015 and we decided to have a cousin sushi day out. Where? At Hokkaido Sushi, our favourite sushi joint of course.

 I find that the concept and quality is exactly the same as Sushi Zanmai (they are sister companies). The only difference between the two is that it's slightly cheaper and the waiting time /line is shorter.

Oh I also should highlight that their customer service and PR skills has improved tremendously over the years. Love it when they ask their customers if the food was okay and when they give different recommendations on what dishes to try. 

Absolutely love the Cranky Salmon, Dai Dai Roll, Fiery Oyster Rolls and Soft Shell Crab Maki! It's absolutely delicious!

Till Next Time! X

Meet my other half

So.. Everyone meet my other half, E.  I met E through a friend when we went out for drinks in ttdi. We formed a friendship and he was even friend zoned.. But a few months later,  here we are. We've been together for almost a year. I guess what's meant to be will be :)

After going through many heartbreaks over the years, I've finally found love.  Finally found someone who truly cares for me and doesn't expect me to change in any way. Of course we have our ups and downs, but we always find a way to solve things and work through it. I'm just happy that I've found someone that wants to actually solve things and not just leave when the going gets tough. That's a mark of a true man. 

Okay, that's enough of lovey Dovey cheesy stuff. I love you E.

M.

Back in action!

Time really flies, my last post was in 2013! Alot has changed since then, lost a loved one, started a real adult job,  found love,  lost some good friends, gained alot more good friends. All in all, Ive grown alot in these past two years. Wisdom and.. Weight.  LOL!

Anyways, this blog is going to be filled with food and lifestyle posts. Let's hope I can find the time to write a blog or two every now and then.

Till then,
M.

Clean Eating Tandoori Chicken

At times i find myself craving for some good old tandoori chicken with a cheese naan. Here is a good clean eating tandoori chicken recipe (minus the unnecessary colouring) which is also adapted from a recipe given to me by my Aunt Deb. You can have the tandoori chicken on its own, use it for butter chicken, in a wrap, in a salad, the options are endless!

Clean Eating Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:
4 chicken quarters
3/4 cup low fat/fat free yogurt
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ginger pulp
1 tsp garlic pulp
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp tumeric
1 tsp ground coriander
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 tsp salt
2 Tablespoon oil

-Preheat oven to gas mark 7.
-Mix yogurt, garam masala, ginger, garlic, chilli powder, tumeric, ground coriander, lemon juice, salt and oil.
Cover chicken with mixture and marinate for a minimum of 3 hours (flavour will be better if marinated overnight).
-Bake for oven for 20-25 mins or until chicken is cooked.

Clean Eating Butter Chicken

I try to eat clean whenever i can. But with mamak and hawker centres everywhere, it is definetely hard living in Malaysia while trying to eat clean. A little while ago, my best friend challenged me to make some clean butter chicken So, by tweaking a recipe given to me by my Aunt Deb i managed to make a really yummy clean version of Butter Chicken!

Clean butter chicken served with an egg white with long bean omelette

Ingredients:
Olive oil
1/4 tsp kalonji, pounded roughly
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 medium onions
1 tsp pounded ginger
3 fresh green chillies, chopped
3 Tablespoon cashew nut powder
1/2 cup tomato puree
2 Tablespoon tomato paste
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp chilli powder
270 ml low fat yogurt
4 pieces tandoori chicken, shredded ( Refer to Clean Eating Tandoori Chicken recipe)
2 Tablespoon coriander leaves
2 tsp garam masala
A handful of almonds, roasted

-Heat up some olive oil in a saucepan until hot.
-Add onion seeds, cumin seeds, onion, ginger and green chillies (IN THIS ORDER). Fry until fragrant.
-Lower the heat.
-Add cashewnut powder. Still mixture until cashewnut powder turns brown.
-Add tomato puree and paste. Cook for 2-5 mins.
-Add the coriander powder, cumin and chilli powder and yogurt.
-Mix and simmer for 1 min.
-Add chicken and simmer for a few mins.
-Turn off the heat and add garam masala.
- Add coriander leaves and cover pot to leave flavours infuse.
-Add chopped roasted almonds before serving.

PBIM 2013 Part One: Dayumm Burger, Penang.

    So, last weekend my friends and I went up to Penang for one mission. To conquer the PBIM 2013! PBIM is known to many as the Penang Bridge International Marathon. While that particular marathon was being held in Penang that particular weekend, my friends and i had a different marathon in mind. It was the Pork Burger Ingestion Marathon(PBIM) 2013 where we consumed at least one pork burger a day...in some cases two or three.

    We initially went to Penang on a food hunt but it quickly turned into a PBIM when we were introduced to Dayumm Burger by a group of friends from Penang. It turns out that Dayumm Burger is one of the best pork burger stalls in Penang. You can imagine the jakuness in me when i heard the words BACON BURGER from a PORKn BURGER STALL!We aren't blessed with such stalls in KL.  Not only did they have pork pork pork and pork but the burgers were SO GOOD! The patty was moist and juicy, definately not the processed crap. I tried the pork burger with bacon and cheese and the baconathor which has egg,vege and not one,not two or three but FOUR pieces of bacon.I have dubbed it as the MEGANATHOR! :D Oh one more thing, the prices there are too good to be true! Everything below rm20!


                                 Menu taken from Dayumm Burger FB page.

 Pork burger with bacon and cheese!

                                              Pork Meatballs with barbeques sauce

Okay i better stop now. This is making me hungry. I wonder if they deliver to KL?hmmmm.
Anyways, if you're in Penang, be sure to check out Dayumm Burger!! I heard that they have just opened their second stall. Hopefully, there will be one opened in KL soon. If they do, i know i'll definately be a happier,fluffier Megan:)

Price: 8/10
Food: 9/10 (NON HALAL)
Ambiance: 8/10
Cleanliness: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Satisfactory level: 9/10

358 Jalan Dato Keramat, Pinang George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
GPS LOCATION : 5.412953, 100.319552
Google map link :http://goo.gl/maps/UEPdV

Golden Happy Cafe 金快樂茶室749, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Sungai Nibong, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang. Tel: 04 - 643 6371

Check them out and like them on FB!https://www.facebook.com/#!/DayummBurger