Segambut Akka Curry House @ Segambut, Kuala Lumpur

I think many people around Segambut would be very familiar with Segambut Akka Curry House but perhaps not those living outside of Segambut. Having been around for more than two decades, Segambut Akka Curry House is one of the pioneer 'Akka's' in the industry. They started as a simple stall under a tree. Today they have grown into a restaurant and yes, they are still located under the very same tree that they started. Run by a husband and wife couple along with some assistants, business has been very good for them and the place is always crowded.

Entrance To The Restaurant

Located Just Behind The Tree

Parking Can Be Difficult

This Is Right Opposite The Place

Turn In Just Before Proton

The Restaurant

Another Entrance

Finding the place can be quite complicating, especially for first timers. That is why I have added so many photographs here to assist. Assuming you are coming from Jalan Kuching, you would surely take the roundabout and the moment you turn into Jalan Segambut, slow down and keep left. It is almost immediate that you would need to turn left. This restaurant may be hidden from view if you are still at the main road but it is located right before the Proton Service Centre. Parking is very difficult here. Most of them would walk or come by motorcycles. As for us today, I went up to the housing side, parked the car there and used the back lane short cut to come here. It was just a mere 5 minutes walk and it's safe to park your car there. 

Huge Variety Of Dishes

Best To Come Early

Delicious Food

I last came here about 9 years ago and the place has not changed a bit. Business is open from 8 am till 5 pm daily and they are closed on Sundays. My advise would be to come early for lunch as the place is incessantly full. Of course they do top up the dishes nevertheless, you get better options when you arrive between 12 to 1 pm. On any day, they would have around 30 non vegetarian dishes and approximately 40 vegetarian dishes. That's an excellent selection that we do not get at most places. Sitting areas are mostly shared. Don't expect to get a table to yourself as it is almost an impossible feat during peak hours. The tables are mostly aligned like canteen concept and you don't have the freedom to sit and chat once you're done with your meal as there would be people waiting right behind you at all times. That's one setback here but it is a healthy indicator that the food is good and cheap. 

Our Lunch For The Day

Our Lunch For The Day

All you have to do is to queue up, choose the kind of rice you want (normal or par boil rice) and then pick up the dishes yourself and return to your table. Akka would then follow and get your drink orders and then, once she has summed up your meal, would write the amount on a small piece of paper and slit it under your plate. My Father and I were spoilt for choice and what we did was take different things (even the gravy) on each of our plates so that we could share them and in that way, get a chance to taste more of the dishes. The good thing here is that Akka is so used to having food bloggers like me visiting them all the time and she even suggested angles for taking those shots. That was so cute of her. Very friendly couple and all the staffs are extremely efficient.

Fish Kulambu

Their Fish Kulambu was bold, filled with spices and did not have a 'fishy' taste to it. Slightly sour and mildly spicy, it was just perfect. Very much like home cooked preparation and clearly no MSG added. I would rate this at 9.5/10 .

Vegetable Kulambu

Their Vegetable Kulambu was even better than the Fish Kulambu. A perfect blend of spices and it was so aromatic. They were also very generous with the number of vegetables added to it. Delicious! I would rate this at 9.8/10 .

Vegetable

This vegetable too was quite nice. Not overdone, it was cooked to just the right level without killing the nutrients. Taste was good too. I would rate this at 8.5/10 .

Spicy Potato Perattal

Being fans of Potato, both of us were in love with this. We actually had two servings of this as it was very delicious. Perfect cube sizes cooked with some spicy masala and they were a treat. I would rate this at 9.7/10 .

Fish Varai / Sura Puttu

The Indian Tamil's generally call this Sura Puttu and the Ceylon Tamil's call this Meen Varai, both are the same but it is best to use the previous term as not many know the latter. Once again, this won our hearts. It was one that was rich with spices and tasted amazing. Suddenly, I remembered my late grandmother's preparation as it was quite similar. I would rate this at 9.8/10 .

Sardine Sambal

They had both Sardine Kulambu (Gravy) and Sardine Sambal and we decided on the latter. What can I say. Another excellent one that was prepared perfectly without any stench and it was spicy and delicious. Loved it! I would rate this at 9.8/10 .

Goat Kudal (Intestine) Perattal

Being a fan of mutton and all it's parts, I could not resist taking this. The preparation was lovely. The intestines were flawlessly cleaned and cooked with some mild tasting masala. This was good as it did not kill the natural taste of the intestines. Tasty! I would rate this at 9/10 .

Mutton Perattal

Oh My God! This was super duper good! Lean mutton chunks were cooked in a rich and spicy masala and they tasted heavenly. Absolutely loved it. I don't mind having just this, rice and some Rasam. Just amazing! I would rate this at 9.9/10 .

Paruppu (Dhall) Rasam

Besides the above, we were also provided with some Appalam (Papadam) and Rasam. Today, they had prepared Paruppu Rasam and not the usual Milagu Rasam. Another good preparation and the blend of spices were just perfect. I would rate this at 9.5/10 .

Iced Moor

This was heavenly! Till date, I have never come across a pure, undiluted drink like this in any other restaurant in Malaysia. It was so good that we had three glasses of it. The Iced Moor was truly a taste to remember. I would rate this at 9.9/10 .

Lunch Was Fantastic

Extremely Reasonable Prices

We had two plates of Rice, Fish Kulambu, Vegetable Kulambu, two servings of Potato Perattal, some Vegetable, Goat Kudal Perattal, Mutton Perattal, Sardine Sambal, Fish Varai, three Iced Moor's, Appalam's and two glasses of Paruppu Rasam. Not to forget another two glasses of Iced Water and all this was just RM 14.40 . Amazingly cheap and extremely delicious food. And they have been like this for more than two decades. No wonder they are going so strong and their customer base is growing day by day. If you happen to be in Segambut, please do give this place a try. You would be truly impressed with the food here. 

Address: Jalan Segambut, 51200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Opening Hours: 0800 - 1700 Monday - Saturday

                            Closed on Sunday's