Hi, this is Mrs Moorthy of Moorthys Mathai Restaurant. Thank you so much for your review and your patronage. Appreciate it. Please note it’s not called Bistro Moorthy Mathai. It’s Moorthys Mathai Restaurant. We look forward to your repeat visit. Tq.
Hi, just some observations. Banana leaf means started out as vegetarian, not vegan ~ there is a difference. Also, the best thing at Acha curry house is the ikan bilis sambal ~ that is what they are known for. As for Mathai Moorthy, best known for fried ikan tenggiri. Started out as a stall in a kopitiam in Brickfields.
Thank you Shashi, appreciate your correction. The stall is now run by Moorthy’s nephew located at Money Corner at Brickfields. Moorthy is now operating in Usj4/9G. 🙏🏻
Great video .. love the intro to banana leave ! Now i know where to go for my banana leave fix ! Acha is great for their sambal ikan bilis . But i do agree with you , there are just too many great & delicious curry house in PJ / KL alone . Tough decision to narrow down to your top choice of 8 .
Many many years ago l had my first taste of vegeterian banana leaf rice in a small shop in KL. It was very deliciuos and very quickly l ate it up...and then the seller came to refill my leaf with another large serving of rice and various vege side dishes! I was really full and satisfied and amazed. Didnt know there is so much culture about eating vegeterian banana leaf rice..
Good info. I know only Jalan Gasing got authentic banana rice. Now I can have more choice, especially Pandian SS3 the food court three-stall that one. I will try it. :) Good effort again Elmo.
Elmo, so glad to see your wife to do the food tour with you. please do the best Nasi Beryani (incl story of where it come from)in PJ which has selection of Chicken and Mutton curry. Not all indian stall has the best Biryani taste especially the spice they put.
Good job. Couple more will be home cooked variety at Sri Ganapathi mess (PJ Old Town) -and Krishna Curry House (near Cycle & Carriage Bintang Federal Highway/Sg Way). At Moorthy's you must try their famous Fried Tenggiri . Kanna's have definitely become very commercialized but still great to bring foreign visitors due to its variety and cleanliness and noise/atmosphere! How about next on pork ball noodles or curry/ laksa mee?
I wish you do a list of the best Chinese Nasi Lemak next. I love both the Malay and Chinese styles. Kopitiam cafe has a killer Chinese Nasi lemak especially the ginger sambal. but a bit over priced...a small packet with quarter a boiled egg costs $4.90.
good day uncle elmo, watching your BL rice video certainly makes me wanna go out and have one for lunch. It's been ages since i last had one. My best experience so far has been with Raju's (within Selangor). However, my top pick is Devi's Corner on my last visit in 2019. Take care and stay safe
You may like to confirm this for me, Indian food in Malaysian Food restaurant, ie Mamak stall. This is how I understand it, Overnight leftover Foods esp. curries are normally combined with similar curries cooked the very next day. Is this true? For me, this is acceptable(esp. curries) for others not so.
@@malaysiafood328 Someone told me it is a common practice I can't be sure. If it is true it explains the reason why the mamak curries are so much cheaper than normal food.
Bala's banana leaf, sri nirwana maju, devi's corner, annapurnam chettinad and many many more. All these places in bangsar are 1000x better than those in PJ. However, I must agree, I love Kanna Curry House
woah, didn't know about half of them. BTW it's only in Tamil banana leaf culture do you have the folding the banana leaf this way or that. In a Malayalee banana leaf, it's always folded away from you. Anyway, little difference, most Banana leaf in Malaysia are Tamil. 2 of them in the list though are Malayalee...by their name (not cooking style). Did you know Banana leaf restaurants love Chinese customers? Indian customers tend to be more budget conscious (stingy) :)
Sri Paandi is good, better than Kanna I promise. But I think they either changed their name or changed ownership. I just been there last week. Different name, different dishes, just a normal BLR now. Disappointed
Hi chan I've put the Google link right at the end of video, you'd hv to watch till the end. Also tis was done by the help of a fan named Garry coz I'm not tech savvy to do it
@@malaysiafood328 But the video link can not be copy (Ctrl C). Your viewers will have to type letter by letter manually. If you are using phone even more difficult. You can put/paste the link at your text commentary, the above "Dear friends ..." .
The flavours are good. But I have these experiences with Indian cuisine. After every meal whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, I feel sleepy. So I check this out. Sure enough some shared the same experience! Anybody can offer an explaination on this matter?
@@malaysiafood328 Also I would like to add that I will not eat with my hands with whatever food served. That is one reason I seldom.patronize fast food chain because they dont provide proper utensils
Pls love banana leaf and at the same time if a indian pass by pls dont lock ur car doors. And if ur daughter loves an indian guy...pls bless them. Peace no war
another thing is South Indians are less vegans than the north. Infact many good Kerala dishes often has beef in it unlike the South Indians in Malaysia where beef is a no-no.
All this BLR joints are what true BLR lovers call ‘tourist spots’. No. 3&5 serves watered down curry. As they say never trust opinion on BLR when one use utensils to to it.
Banana leaves rice is more expensive than Chinese restaurant cooked food, if we dine in Chinese restaurant, per pax average about 20 to 25, but banana leaves rice cost per pax 42, so expensive
Please be fair. Vegetarian banana leaf lunch is less than RM8. You can top up as well. When including non veg choice is calculated per dish ordered. Average seafood/meat is around RM17 to RM20 unless you order all types of meat n seafood dish.
Elmo, next time, to be fair, Please quote the price for ONLY a vegan set. Yes, a vegan set with rice, gravy, papadom, vegetables, rasam etc! Those meats are meant for ADD ONs and should be added separately la...Better still, you must find out if the portion is single or double or family size! As you have introduced, banana leaf meals are Originally Vegan without any meats of any kind! The prices will definitely be even more if seafood like squids, prawns or certain sea fish like groupa or red snapper are included....
But it's understood that the vegan is price always between 7 to RM10 and since its only RM3 different. I dun think anyone will b interested to know. Besides I'm always comparing apples to apples. All the prices I quoted was based on the side toppings together with the vegan.
Though I like Indian food, i find Banana leaf rice grossly over priced. Just a bit of novelty and they charge you like you're a water fish. It's supposed to be cheap food for general public.
Thanks for the locations. I'm excited to try it out. I've been to a few already. Lovely food 😊
Hi, this is Mrs Moorthy of Moorthys Mathai Restaurant. Thank you so much for your review and your patronage. Appreciate it. Please note it’s not called Bistro Moorthy Mathai. It’s Moorthys Mathai Restaurant. We look forward to your repeat visit. Tq.
Thanks latha sorry for the canto mispronunciation but the English subtitle is indeed 'moorthy's'
Thanks Elmo for introducing us PJ 8 best banana leaf rice...Well done
Thanks Raymond please support them
Thanks so much for the food tour. I look forward to your video weekly 😊
Thanks that's the nicest thing I heard all day
Thanks Elmo for another good video. Love 'banana leaf rice' especially the various curries.
Banana leaf rice very delicious and smell fragrance, l love the many veggie ,curry can eat more and one thing is healthy. Thank you so much for share.
Thats right ooi support them
Thank you Mr. Elmo, always stay safe. I personally enjoyed your clip.
Thanks woon u too take care
Excellent review! Wash down with ginger milk tea!! 👍🏻🤗
Thank Elmo , I like your intro to banana leave rice.Looks real good , makes me hungry !I will be heading to banana leaf rice next few days.
Banana leaf rice is my favorite!! Thanks for your recommendation Mr Lee! Definitely will try them out soon!!
Thanks enjoy the video . Can’t wait for your best Nasi kandar
谢谢你的视频让我学会怎么吃！做的很好，很细心，字幕和音乐都很好，解释也很仔细，容易明白！
谢谢你的支持Laine
Wow, didn't know there're so many interesting facts about banana leaf. Thanks!
Thanks lim for ur approval
Hi, just some observations. Banana leaf means started out as vegetarian, not vegan ~ there is a difference. Also, the best thing at Acha curry house is the ikan bilis sambal ~ that is what they are known for. As for Mathai Moorthy, best known for fried ikan tenggiri. Started out as a stall in a kopitiam in Brickfields.
thanks for the clarifications
Thank you Shashi, appreciate your correction. The stall is now run by Moorthy’s nephew located at Money Corner at Brickfields. Moorthy is now operating in Usj4/9G. 🙏🏻
Love it! My favorite food. You are right. I never tried a bad 1. But expensive 1 yes. Keep up the good work, Mr. Elmo!
Thanks liew BLR is reliable
Just in time! Was looking to settle my banana rice craving
Your Cantonese is spotless.. omg!!!
Thanks saw for your approval
好看！！期待介绍更多友族美食！！
Thank you for such awesome banana leaf cuisine recommendation. Hopefully we can have the best Nasi Kandar cuisine next😉😉😉👍👍👍
Thanks Patrick I'll definitely do it
Keep up the good work.. 👍
Great video .. love the intro to banana leave ! Now i know where to go for my banana leave fix ! Acha is great for their sambal ikan bilis . But i do agree with you , there are just too many great & delicious curry house in PJ / KL alone . Tough decision to narrow down to your top choice of 8 .
Many many years ago l had my first taste of vegeterian banana leaf rice in a small shop in KL. It was very deliciuos and very quickly l ate it up...and then the seller came to refill my leaf with another large serving of rice and various vege side dishes! I was really full and satisfied and amazed. Didnt know there is so much culture about eating vegeterian banana leaf rice..
Banana leaf has more culture than mamak
Acha is the best by far. Reasonably priced and the mashed pumpkin is delicious
Yes I liked their food cheng
Good info. I know only Jalan Gasing got authentic banana rice. Now I can have more choice, especially Pandian SS3 the food court three-stall that one. I will try it. :) Good effort again Elmo.
Thanks Garry
Pandian is reliable and economical
Old town Indian school opposite inside house that one is definitely needed a try！
Thanks Lee I think I know which one it is
Good job Thanks sir
我们叫印度饭 特点是可以免费加饭 蔬菜也是免费 肉类可以选鸡鱼羊 加一片papadan
Watching this during midnight is really a bad idea. I’m so hungry!!
This episode is very satisfying 👌👌
Hi Elmo, can you do top pj hainanese Kopitiam, like those that serves half boil egg and hainan kopi, etc.
Thanks Nicole u read my mind
Elmo, so glad to see your wife to do the food tour with you. please do the best Nasi Beryani (incl story of where it come from)in PJ which has selection of Chicken and Mutton curry. Not all indian stall has the best Biryani taste especially the spice they put.
Thanks Rick my wife is v selective of the outlets I choose
Best if there's nearby mrt near the food location please mention it. Easy for tourist like us. Thanks elmo
nice
I miss it so much
Kanna's has always been my go-to banana leaf makan in PJ
Yes chang they r good but price is slightly higher
There was a time they changed to fake banana leaf (paper) and i stopped going there because of that
Hi,
Maybe you can put the list of restaurants in your descriptions as well.
It would be greatly appreciated by others.
Thanks.
Thanks chuah but if u go to the end of my video you'd find the list of restaurant and address plus Google link there
Good job. Couple more will be home cooked variety at Sri Ganapathi mess (PJ Old Town) -and Krishna Curry House (near Cycle & Carriage Bintang Federal Highway/Sg Way). At Moorthy's you must try their famous Fried Tenggiri . Kanna's have definitely become very commercialized but still great to bring foreign visitors due to its variety and cleanliness and noise/atmosphere!
How about next on pork ball noodles or curry/ laksa mee?
Thanks YLin for the recommendation for more BL rice. For your info I've done laksa and curry episodes if u care to check all my old videos
I wish you do a list of the best Chinese Nasi Lemak next. I love both the Malay and Chinese styles. Kopitiam cafe has a killer Chinese Nasi lemak especially the ginger sambal. but a bit over priced...a small packet with quarter a boiled egg costs $4.90.
In all honesty I only go for Malay nasi lemak and one chinese which is cooked by my wife
Any chance you tried Sri Nirwana Maju's Banana Leaf near Taipan USJ/ usj9?
Thanks Eric we only go for their instant mee goreng. We r not particularly impressed with their BL
good day uncle elmo, watching your BL rice video certainly makes me wanna go out and have one for lunch. It's been ages since i last had one.
My best experience so far has been with Raju's (within Selangor). However, my top pick is Devi's Corner on my last visit in 2019.
Take care and stay safe
Thanks Chris do support them
在舊区巴刹旁边的小贩中心的蕉叶饭也是很好吃的
谢谢我一定要试下
Good morning! Mr Lee.
Good morning Simon hv a nice day
辛苦你了，每一集都要重复吃八次同样的食物 😆😆
谢谢你
冇问题吃得係福
Banana rice and nasi kandar which one taste better? 😁🤔
Hi cheng I personally prefer BLR
Elmo ,you must try Sri Ganapathi mess..best crab rasam and fishes
Thanks Nair I will try
You may like to confirm this for me, Indian food in Malaysian Food restaurant, ie Mamak stall. This is how I understand it, Overnight leftover Foods esp. curries are normally combined with similar curries cooked the very next day. Is this true? For me, this is acceptable(esp. curries) for others not so.
I hv to make more research on tis Tan
@@malaysiafood328 Someone told me it is a common practice I can't be sure. If it is true it explains the reason why the mamak curries are so much cheaper than normal food.
Even though the practice but mamak price is not cheap either
Have you any recommendations for good wanton noodles in Kuala Lumpur? TQ
Sorry woon I've not ventured outside PJ. Give me time
@@malaysiafood328:
Okay 👌 TQ!
Hi Mr. Elmo, have you tried out Sri Ganapathi Mess banana leaf? My Indian friend super recommend this hidden gem.
Thanks ko I should try
bro sri ganapathi and also vishal
Tq Elmo but when border open pls do some other area
Thanks Tony I'll definitely try
Bala's banana leaf, sri nirwana maju, devi's corner, annapurnam chettinad and many many more. All these places in bangsar are 1000x better than those in PJ. However, I must agree, I love Kanna Curry House
yeah I think Kanna is currently the best. I don't think any chettinad Tami food taste like the actual chettinad food from India.
繼續努力拍片！
woah, didn't know about half of them. BTW it's only in Tamil banana leaf culture do you have the folding the banana leaf this way or that. In a Malayalee banana leaf, it's always folded away from you. Anyway, little difference, most Banana leaf in Malaysia are Tamil. 2 of them in the list though are Malayalee...by their name (not cooking style). Did you know Banana leaf restaurants love Chinese customers? Indian customers tend to be more budget conscious (stingy) :)
Thanks for the info rajesh
When you see only non Indians eating it is the beginning of the end
👍👍👍👍
How about Sri Paandi ?
Not sure where they r peter
Sri Paandi is good, better than Kanna I promise. But I think they either changed their name or changed ownership. I just been there last week. Different name, different dishes, just a normal BLR now. Disappointed
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Hi Elmo. I would appreciate if you could put google map link at your commentary. It isn't easy to type out coded link. Thanks.
Hi chan I've put the Google link right at the end of video, you'd hv to watch till the end. Also tis was done by the help of a fan named Garry coz I'm not tech savvy to do it
@@malaysiafood328 But the video link can not be copy (Ctrl C). Your viewers will have to type letter by letter manually. If you are using phone even more difficult. You can put/paste the link at your text commentary, the above "Dear friends ..." .
Thanks Chan that's a good suggestion, I shall do it
The flavours are good. But I have these experiences with Indian cuisine. After every meal whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, I feel sleepy. So I check this out. Sure enough some shared the same experience! Anybody can offer an explaination on this matter?
Thanks wong but I've never experienced tis b4
@@malaysiafood328 Also I would like to add that I will not eat with my hands with whatever food served. That is one reason I seldom.patronize fast food chain because they dont provide proper utensils
How about giving some recommendations on Nasi Kerabu?
Thanks leong but guess I hv to do some research here on it
Tamil Nadu to
哦.... 原来在kanna curry house那个是Mo嫂... 😄
我不太欣赏kanna这家用的环保蕉叶。另外， 靠近马大医院的Sri Paandi也非常好。😃
对其实她已经上映好多次了
@@malaysiafood328 才留意到，唔好意思.... 😅
Please share burgers and pizza next time! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Roy definitely worth considering
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👍👍👍😋😋😋
Pls love banana leaf and at the same time if a indian pass by pls dont lock ur car doors. And if ur daughter loves an indian guy...pls bless them. Peace no war
That's right all my best friends r mostly Indians and their children r my God children too
another thing is South Indians are less vegans than the north. Infact many good Kerala dishes often has beef in it unlike the South Indians in Malaysia where beef is a no-no.
Good observation Rajesh
Extremely expensive
All this BLR joints are what true BLR lovers call ‘tourist spots’. No. 3&5 serves watered down curry. As they say never trust opinion on BLR when one use utensils to to it.
Banana leaves rice is more expensive than Chinese restaurant cooked food, if we dine in Chinese restaurant, per pax average about 20 to 25, but banana leaves rice cost per pax 42, so expensive
Yes Henry they r definitely more expensive
Please be fair. Vegetarian banana leaf lunch is less than RM8. You can top up as well. When including non veg choice is calculated per dish ordered. Average seafood/meat is around RM17 to RM20 unless you order all types of meat n seafood dish.
@@lathanarain8003 which shop belong to you? To be fair, will make sure not going to your shop
தமிழ்நாடு வணக்கம் நன்பா
Elmo, next time, to be fair, Please quote the price for ONLY a vegan set. Yes, a vegan set with rice, gravy, papadom, vegetables, rasam etc! Those meats are meant for ADD ONs and should be added separately la...Better still, you must find out if the portion is single or double or family size! As you have introduced, banana leaf meals are Originally Vegan without any meats of any kind! The prices will definitely be even more if seafood like squids, prawns or certain sea fish like groupa or red snapper are included....
But it's understood that the vegan is price always between 7 to RM10 and since its only RM3 different. I dun think anyone will b interested to know. Besides I'm always comparing apples to apples. All the prices I quoted was based on the side toppings together with the vegan.
Bangsar is the undisputed land of Banana Leaf, PJ cannot match it
no its not
overpriced
Though I like Indian food, i find Banana leaf rice grossly over priced. Just a bit of novelty and they charge you like you're a water fish. It's supposed to be cheap food for general public.
Gv Nair curry taste not nice, somemore very very expensive. I won't come again