Makanan Daun Pisang Chettinad is a new eatery that had recently started in Taman Musabika, Kalumpang. Despite being a new place that had only opened it's doors for about a month now, they have already started having their regular customers who have been hooked on to the food. At present, they only do lunch and they are open from 11 am till 4 pm and they do have plans to extend the business hours to dinner in the next few months. The owners are close childhood friends of mine and being the curious foodie, I decided to drop by for lunch.
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| The Stall In Taman Musabika, Kalumpang |
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| Clean Set Up |
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| Comfortable Seating |
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| Food Is Cooked In Claypots |
Currently, they operate from a temporary structure in Taman Musabika, Kalumpang which is just beside the Shell Station. Despite being a humble stall, the place is very comfortable, well ventilated and it is clean. The chef is from India and food is cooked in earthenware. They have both Banana Leaf Meals as well as Chicken Thapalakatti Briyani and we opted to try both. Choices of curries were good as well.
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| Chicken Briyani @ RM 8.00 |
The Briyani of the day was Chicken Briyani and it is cooked according to the Thalapalatti Briyani style. For RM 8.00 , I felt that the portion was good and it comes with vegetables, chicken, a hard boiled egg and Chicken Kurma. The flavours were rich and it was pretty good. My rating for this shall be 8/10.
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| Banana Leaf Meal |
Their Banana Leaf Meals were very impressive. Priced at RM 5.00 per set, it comes with three vegetables, one Pudina & Coconut Chutney, Appalam, Moor Milagai, Rasam and free flow of curries. You could top up your rice as well at no additional costs.
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| Vegetables |
I was very impressed with the vegetables. They were not the usual one's that you get at most South Indian restaurants and moreover, they were very generous with the spices. For me, all of them tasted great and I would rate them 9/10. The Pudina Chutney stood out among the vegetables and for that specifically, I would give it a 10/10.
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| Sambar |
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| Vegetable Kulambu |
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| Rasam |
Their curries were equally good and the amount of vegetables that had been added to the Sambar was quite impressive. The curries were thick and the flavours were just right. Even the Rasam was good. I would rate them all at 8/10.
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| Mutton Perattal @ RM 5.00 |
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| Chicken @ RM 4.00 |
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| Spicy Ayam Masak Merah @ RM 4.00 |
We also had a plate of Spicy Ayam Masak Merah, Fried Chicken and Mutton Perattal. Firstly, I was surprised to hear that these chicken dishes were priced at RM 4.00 only and their Mutton at RM 5.00 . Most places in town charge much higher prices for these. Coming to their taste, it was totally mind blowing. Not only did the meat cuts taste good, the gravy that was provided in each of the above was heavenly. Based on my taste buds, I would rate their Ayam Masak Merah and Mutton Perattal at 9/10 and specifically that gravy at 10/10. As for the Fried Chicken, I would rate it 8/10.
Despite being a humble set up, Makanan Daun Pisang Chettinad does offer some fantastic food at very reasonable prices. Both their Briyani and Banana Leaf Meals that we had this afternoon were good. Quality ingredients were used and they were very generous with the spices. If you happen to be in Kalumpang, I would highly recommend visiting this place. Even from Tanjung Malim, it's not too far a drive and it is totally worth the drive since the food was quite impressive.
Address: Taman Musabika, 44000 Kalumpang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Business Hours: 1100 - 1600 Daily
Telephone: Mr. Murugan +6019 337 7220
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