Kelantan Delights, Wisma Consplant, Subang Jaya

I don't know how many of you are old enough to remember that the KLCC food court used to have this warong (the first one on the left as you ascended the escalator) called Kelantan Delights. I used to love the place because it was not easy to find nasi dagang those days, and I love nasi dagang. Be it the colorful Kelantanese or the pure white Terengganunian version. And Kelantan, such a microcosm; I find the Kelantanese people to be friendlier and warmer than the rest of the peninsula, even in school, and very entrepreneurial. In fact, all the "millionaires" from my batch in school hail from that region.

Eventually the warong moved from the food court to a proper restaurant somewhere in KLCC, and I haven't visited since. I know they also opened a branch in Sooka Sentral, and has a reputation of attracting who's who of Malaysian society. Once when I was in Sooka, at another outlet, the place had been cordoned off because TDM was visiting.

Well, I didnt know they had such a HUGE outlet in Wisma Consplant, and thanks to Pure Glutton, we were invited to try out the place. The wait staff are very impressive, all conversant in English, and very knowledgeable about the items on the menu.

To start, we had these traditional Kelantanese sweets, something like Bahulus with Gula Nisseh.





Keropok lekor. The chewy kind. Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. Very fragrant too, and truth be told, would have been the perfect accompaniment for (GASP), beer. Alas, I don't think that combination was available here.


Sireh Daun Kadok - a bit of a misnomer, since sireh and kadok really are two different leaves. This dish is similar to their Thai cousin, the Mieng Keam. Perhaps the slight variation is in the sauce, but blindfold me, and I would not be able to tell the two apart. Afterall, Kelantan does border Thailand.





Their special version of Teh Tarik, which is called teh 3 lapis or something like that.


My folded Sireh Daun Kadok. I love this dish, its probably quite healthy, and absolutely delicious.








We have here Pureglutton and Ipoh Celebrity Blogger, who after posing for the picture, decided he was shy.....





The Puyoh Goreng was well seasoned, and also crispy on the outside, while moist and tender and succulent inside. It's a perfect accompaniment for white rice actually. There's something rabidly fascinating and primal about chomping down a whole bird. Reminds me of V, the miniseries.


Nasi Kerabu, such a gorgeous shade of blue from the dye extracted from the Clitoria (Bunga Telang). Nasi Kerabu is laborious work, that requires shredding of the raw vegetables with surgical precision and fine-ness.


The Nasi Kerabus come with a choice of beef or chicken. The beef is almost like a jerky. Gamey and chewy.


Nasi Tumpang - You can read about the origins of it here, from famed Masak Masak's blog. The rice is wrapped into a cone, for ease of transport. It is layered, and is a rather intriguing way of presenting rice.


Ah, nasi dagang. What can I say? This is the golden standard.


Siakap done either with Kadok leaves, or Serai, (Lemongrass below). The fish is deep fried before it is soaked with the sauces that burst forth into a kaleidescope of flavours.





Oh, we had each ordered our own mains, and I chose, based on the friendly waiter's recommendation, nasi gulai kawah. Judging from the exciting flavours of my fellow diner's choices, I felt I had opted for the healthiest item on the menu. Ulams, grilled kembong, and budu, the Kelantanese fish sauce. I can't really complain, as I love ulams, and the budu was vintage!


Tomyam Kelapa Muda. Spicy Tom Yam soup, cooked in young coconut. I always welcome a bowl of hot, spicy and tangy tom yam. Chock full of ingredients, one can get full on this soup alone.


Laksam, ...with an interesting noodle that is similar to chee cheong fun.


Belud with Fried Chillies. Belud is a snake like fish, presumably an eel of sorts.


Squid for dessert? Now there's a new one. Ketupat sotong. Rice stuffed into squid, in a sauce that is both savoury, sweet and spicy. I have to say this is probably my new "Dish of the Year", as in, something I've never had before. I actually wouldn't mind eating this for what it is, not necessarily as a dessert.


Lopes, something like deconstructed Onde Onde, whereby you pour the gula melaka onto the dumplings. Can't really go wrong here if you like Malay/Nyonya style kuehs. That sticky dumpling, with the fragrant gula melaka.


Pulut Durian. Again, like its Thai cousin, except our local durians are so much nicer. Swimming in a pool of santan, (coconut milk), a blob of glutinous rice with fresh durians. I can't think of a nicer combination.


The royal plate, comprising famed Kelantanese delicacies like tahi itik, (duck's poop), Akok, Jala mas (golden net), and apam. The duck's egg is separated into white and yolk, deriving different desserts from each.


Such a fascinating loom of golden threads.


The backdrop showing the famous Kota Baru market.








A special thanks to Encik Ashari who took such good care of us, and to Pureglutton for the invite. For other reviews, check out Pureglutton's Blog.

Kelantan Delights
Ground Floor, East Wing
Wisma Consplant 1
No.2 Jalan SS16/4
Subang Jaya
Tel: 03-5590-2753/019-217-4774 (Intan Razak)

Warung Cafe, A Brilliant Discovery By Le Couple Toy

Every now and then, you make a discovery that makes you want to spread the good news. To be honest, when ToyBoy invited me for lunch, at midvalley megamall on a Saturday, the week before Chinese New Year, images of being stuck in a 2 hour crawl in the carpark, suffocating from CO fumes (that's Carbon Monoxide, for those of you who've given back your Chemistry to your teachers), conjured in my mind, and short of giving an excuse that I was having morning sickness, I reluctantly hauled myself there.

Warung Cafe is easy enough to find, its in the North Court, opposite FOS kids, and just at the entrance to the footbridge to the Komuter, and Northpoint. It's a small food court set up, and very pleasant, cosy, and bright (in the day time). The gregarious and my new idol owner, Sue, was there at the table, where Logan was already tucking into a bowl of delectable looking mee rebus all by himself. Thamby of course would add another delectable adjective before Logan's name.



Their signature 3 layer gula melaka tea. Surprisingly, it is not as sweet as it looks, and tastes magnificent. Seriously, just thinking about it (and the other stuff) makes me wanna hop over to midvalley right now. Anyway, its not a flaming lamborghini, and you are supposed to mix it up before drinking, or you'd end up drinking pure gula melaka. Seemed a pity to destroy the gorgeous strata.


An assortment of nyonya kuehs were also served. All delicious, and I'm not just saying that coz the meal was free. It's quite easy to get awful nyonya kueh, ....just go to most hotel buffets. For some unbeknownst reason, nyonya and malay kuehs at hotel buffets are usually bad.



Gotta give it to Sue for creativity. This is a serunding toast. Much like kaya toast, but laced with yummy serunding. However, the bread does fill you up, so if you are eating other stuff, best to stay away from this, as it will soak up and expand in your stomach, and you wont be able to try the OTHER goodies.



The Petronas Twin Tower rice, this dish is called.



I'm kidding, its nasi tumpang, blogged about eons ago by our definitive queen of the food bloggers, Masak Masak. According to a friend I spoke to over the chink new year break, nasi tumpang is kelantanese and usually comprises leftovers etc. But not THIS nasi tumpang. If it was leftovers, it was glorious leftovers. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!! Layers of serunding, fluffy rice, chicken curry and more serunding, that would give a geology student an O.


.....like the lass up here ....


Look at that. Glorious layers of goodness.


Tumeric Fried Chicken, ....can't go wrong there. Needs to be eaten when freshly fried. Sue prides the place (she says she is not the owner, her son is, and she is a regular paying customer) with using clean oil, which is true, coz the Fried Chicken tastes so "clean", and freshly fried.


A happy nasi tumpang camper.


Nasi Lemak, which was also yummy. The rice is steamed. The sambal was good. However, by this time, we were, as you can imagine, feeling realllllly stuffed.


To really finish us off, ...Sue fed us with more, Soto Ayam.... I love soto ayam, and there are many versions of it. I do prefer meehoon to nasi impit. But we were really far too full.


Roti Canai, just for variety....like we needed it.





Another piece de resistance, the dried prawn serunding rice. The rice is covered, like a veil over a bride, with a large omelette, and as you lift the veil, oops, omelette, you discover the beauty that lies beneath. (unless you're Jacob and Leah). A spicy complex but delicious "hair bee" ...apparently its toygirl's favourite dish.



The girl and her roti....


And a cool ice kacang to really finish off the job, and exploding our stomachs. Its funny how VASTLY different people's expectations of a good ice kacang are. With corn, without corn, no kidney beans, must have kidney beans, red beans, no red beans, etc etc...the list and permutations are ENDLESS!!!! For me, my favourite combination is Corn, Red Beans (not kidney beans, I HATE those), Leong Fun, (grass jelly) ...and on the ice, generous amount of evaporated milk, gula melaka, dribble of rose syrup, and dash of santan.


I honestly dunno where Frat mustard appeared from, but he disappeared as quickly as he appeared. Was it just an apparition?

Anyway, Sue, (my new idol, I did mention right) is such an entrepreneur. She also owns the Himalayan Herbal chain, which we all visited (like a school field trip), and bought lots of stuff. She also owns Che Che, some girly handbaggy stuff, at which point I went to Carrefour to buy Oreos for baking.

Thanks for organising, ToyCouple, and thanks Sue. I can't wait to bring the kids and friends there. I NEED NASI TUMPANG!!!!