A Culinary Evolution at Madam Lee Nyonya Private Dining, Palm Garden Hotel Putrajaya

A Culinary Evolution at Madam Lee Nyonya Private Dining

IOI Resort City’s Signature Restaurant Unveils An Exciting New Menu that Blends Peranakan Flavours with Bold Malay Traditions

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Madam Lee Nyonya Private Dining, the signature restaurant located within the serene enclave of Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, is proud to introduce a refreshed dining experience featuring an additional menu. 

Celebrate Nyonya Cuisine At JP Peranakan Palate Week with Celebrity Chef Florence Tan At Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur

A CULINARY TRIBUTE TO PERANAKAN HERITAGE

Celebrate Nyonya Cuisine at JP Peranakan Palate Week with Celebrity Chef Florence Tan at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur

Auntie Lilly Honoured To Meet Celebrity Chef Florence Tan In Person!

Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is delighted to announce JP Peranakan Palate Week, a week-long celebration of authentic Peranakan flavours, running from 6 to 14 December 2024 at JPteres. Renowned Celebrity Chef Florence Tan, a true blue Nyonya from Tranquerah, Malacca, will collaborate with the restaurant’s culinary team on 6 and 7 December, presenting her signature Peranakan dishes that embody the rich culinary heritage of Nyonya cuisine.

SS2 Laksa Lemak Nyonya Baba: Savour The Essence Of Penang With Uncle Lim's Heritage Family Recipes

Savour the Essence of Penang: 

Uncle Lim's Heritage SS2 Laksa Lemak Nyonya Baba

Uncle Lim's SS2 Laksa Lemak  Nyonya Baba is more than just a dish—it's a testament to Penang's rich culinary heritage, meticulously refined through three generations of passionate cooking. Passed down from his grandma to his mom and now to him, Uncle Lim's recipe has been authenticated and adored by family cooks who know their food.

DoubleTree By Hilton: A Makan Kitchen Showcase With Signatures Across The States

DoubleTree By Hilton

Signatures Across the State: A Makan Kitchen Showcase

DoubleTree by Hilton properties in Malaysia promise an epicurean adventure with seven chefs crafting a tapestry of tradition and innovation.

DoubleTree By Hilton: A Makan Kitchen Showcase With Signatures Across The States  

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DoubleTree By Hilton properties across Malaysia invite guests to participate in a unique culinary odyssey as they launch the inaugural seven-chef exchange program through a nationwide campaign, Signatures Across the State: A Makan Kitchen Showcase. This cross-over promotion brings together chefs to create diverse dishes, blending their talents and flavors to create innovative culinary creations.

Madam Lee Nyonya Private Dining At Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, a Tribute Portfolio

Unveiling The Rich Heritage Of Nyonya Cuisine At

Madam Lee Nyonya Private Dining, Palm Garden Hotel Putrajaya

Following the opening of Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, a Tribute Portfolio last November, is the much-awaited opening of Madam Lee Nyonya Private Dining. Uncle Hong and I were delighted to be part of the official opening celebration, and Auntie Lilly's Nyonya cuisine cravings found their perfect fix in this unique dining experience. 

FOOD DELIVERY: Kampung Contemporary Dining, a Melaka Nyonya Restaurant Offers MCO Value Nasi Lemak Dishes

FOOD DELIVERY

Kampung Contemporary Dining, a Melaka Nyonya Restaurant 

Offers MCO Value Nasi Lemak Dishes 

Today's Lunch Was All About Nasi Lemak-Licious Dishes From Kampung Contemporary Dining, a Melaka Nyonya Restaurant from Section 17, Petaling Jaya. Feast your eyes 'cukup-cukup' on this BESTSELLER MCO Value Nasi Lemak Dishes that come with sides of Pork Rendang or Unique Favourites Babi Cili Garam Pork! 

KAKATOOGO PETALING STREET OFFERS NYONYA FOOD IN CHINATOWN

NYONYA FLAVOURS FROM KAKATOOGO

Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Kunyit & Durian Cendol Among Delights That Draw Customers  

The best recipes are sometimes not found in a cookbook or a video but passed down from one generation to another. For Joyce Chong, one of the best-sellers at her cafe, KakatooGo is a recipe passed down by her great grandmother to her.   

Positioning itself incongruously amid a slew of casual fast-food joints, cafes and predominantly Western-inspired eateries is KakatooGo, a welcome local addition to Chinatown located along Jalan Sultan and adjacent to the famous Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur. 

SEPIRING Uniquely Malaysian Restaurant At Mid Valley Megamall Kuala Lumpur

SEPIRING

Uniquely Malaysian Restaurant 

Bringing People Together One Plate At A Time

SEPIRING Uniquely Malaysian Restaurant 

Our Malaysian food is internationally acclaimed but sometimes sitting in a food court or an old coffee shop without the comfort of air conditioning can pose a problem for some. Kafe Sepiring, a Uniquely Malaysian Restaurant, however, is bringing these world famous dishes to its restaurant for a cosy dining experience. An All-In-One place where you can get to taste and savour the good authentic Malay cuisine as well as Chinese or rather the Malaysian delicacies from all around the country.

Offering authentic Malaysian tastes to excite your taste buds, Sepiring has a wide selection of delicious local cuisines such as ayam percik, nasi ulam, rojak, asam laksa, bubur cha cha and much more for diners to choose from. They operate with 4 outlets strategically located in Klang Valley, namely The Mines, Mid Valley Megamall to IOI City Mall and Sunway Putra Mall.  

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AROI DEE At 8th Thai Restaurant With Exquisite Thai & Nyonya Cuisine At Palm Garden Hotel IOI Resort City Putrajaya

AROI DEE At 8th 

Delicious Dining 

With Spectacular View

The Aroi Dee Thai Restaurant at Palm Garden Resort, IOI Resort City is sporting a new location at the 8th floor of the hotel. It used to be the venue of the hotel's spa till recently and has been converted beautifully into a cosy and classy restaurant where Chef Seeri a/l Din Ren and Chef Randy a/l Aiguan delves out "good tastes" of Thai cuisines as depicted by the restaurant's name "AROI DEE". 

Stylish & Elegant Interior

Charming Decor

Step into this restaurant and you’ll be met with tasteful wooden furnishings and exotic ornaments; there’s also a seating area by the balcony, from which you can enjoy your meal with the view of the ever thriving the city by night.

Scenic Restaurant With Outdoor Dining

Stunningly Beautiful View After Nightfall

Along with the new location, diners will be treated to scrumptious meals with a soothing environment and music on the background, while capturing the glittering view of the stunningly beautiful scenery, especially after nightfall, making it the perfect setting for a romantic day or night out!

With its cosy dining ambience, Aroi Dee's seating capacity can accommodate up to 80 diners in the main hall including the balcony seating area. There's also seating options of 2 private rooms that seat 10 and 6 diners respectively, an excellent choice for a private gathering and family celebrations.

Aroi Dee now sports a new selection of single dishes on top of the existing a la carte menu for the set. Chef Seeri has whipped out new and appetising fusion selections - Bistro style cuisines such as Kway Teow Pad Ki (Spicy Stir Fried Kway Teow With Hot Basil Leaves & Seafood), Spaghetti Pad Kleng Keng Kew (Stir Fried Spaghetti With Green Curry paste), Udon Pad Prik Gung Nam Yead (Spicy Braised Udon Noodle with Fresh Water Prawn), Pad Neau San Hua Kap Kway Teow (Pan Fried Tenderloin Beef served with Kway Teow), Kao Pad Sapparod (Pineapple Fried Rice with Seafood & Chicken Floss) and much more.

A Fusion Of Spicy, Sweet & Sour Cuisine At Aroi Dee

Besides the a la carte items, old favourites for set meals are always available for guests dining pleasure such as the Tom Yum Soup, Deep Fried Prawn with Golden Salted Eggs, Green Curry Chicken/Beef, Sizzling Prawns Nyonya Style, Enche Kabin (Nyonya Fried Chicken) and much more to choose from. Apart from the Thai selections, a few Nyonya food items are being offered on the menu which are Chef Seeri's speciality.

Our gastronomic food-tasting adventures begin with the starter, followed by mains and moving on to noodles and rice dishes, to be completed with some sweet desserts. While we prepared to feast upon a wide array of highly appetising meals by Chef Seeri, I was absolutely impressed to hear that humble  and friendly Chef Seeri used to cook for the royals, predominantly The Sultan Of Brunei many years ago. How awesome!

Saku Sai Gai

RM 22

For starters, we savour appetising creation of Chef Seeri's special Saku Sai Gai which is steamed Sagoo with Chicken, which helps to whet one's appetite for the mains to come. Addictive dish, I enjoy the flavourful minced chicken within the chewy sago, of course minus the little chilli padi or birds eye chilli on top.

Seafood Red Tom Yum Soup

For soup, you, of course, must have Seafood Red Tom Yum Soup, the perfect dish capturing the essence of Thai cuisine, with its sourish acidity and spicy heat coming from the roasted chilli paste, which Chef Seeri made from scratch and accented sweetly by the fragrant lemongrass, galangal, and much more of the Thai fresh herbs.

Filled with freshwater prawns and seafood, the fiery red soup is flavourful with herbs and natural seasonings are used to create a variety of colours and sensations in taste that make a meal at Aroi Dee exciting and enjoyable.

Star Of The Night
Steamed Sea Bass (Siakap) Thai Style

Coming up is my Top Pick Of The Day - In fact, this is my personal favourite as I loved steamed fish in any style. Recommended dish is the Steamed Sea Bass (Siakap) Thai Style, perfectly steamed with a light and tangy lime, chopped garlic, coriander root and birds eye chilli sauce then garnished with coriander leaves and scallions.

Chef Seeri's emphasises on the quality and taste of its food especially for fresh seafood truly makes my day. We thoroughly enjoyed the fish dish to the last drop including the head and tail too and with me scooping up the delicious sauce to go with my warm white rice that day. Thumbs up to this superb dish!

Gai Hor Dai Toey

Thai Pandan Chicken

RM 22 For 4 pcs

Dining at Thai restaurants is never complete if you do not try their Gai Hor Dai Toey or Thai Pandan Chicken. Here in Aroi Dee, Chef Seeri served one of the best specialty Thai Pandan Chicken in town. The chicken is moist, tender, infused with refreshing pandan aroma and encased in the leaf packets. 

Always been my favourite, just loved the amazing aroma of the screwpine/pandan leaves is infused into the chicken meat, giving the ordinary chicken a distinct flavour and unique presentation. Served with a sweet and salty sesame dipping sauce to complements the subtle flavour of the chicken. 

Kao Pad Sapparod

Pineapple Fried Rice with Seafood & Chicken Floss

RM 27

If you fancy rice, try the Kao Pad Sapparod which is Pineapple Fried Rice with Seafood and Chicken Floss. It is cooked with a generous portion of seafood, with the sweetness of the pineapple complements the prawns as well. For exotic Thai style, it is served in a freshly carved pineapple boat.

Pad Neau San Hua Kap Kway Teow 

Pan Fried Tenderloin Beef served with Kway Teow

RM 28

Chef's special, an impressive Thai fusion dish of Pad Neau San Hua Kap Kway Teow - Pan Fried Tenderloin Beef served with Kway Teow is a great dish to try if you are a noodles lover. The noodle was really delicious, full of wok-hei and combined with the meat sauce that made this a real comfort food candidate indeed.

Moist & Tender Tenderloin Beef

RM 38

Tempt your taste buds with a change of flavours with today's tasty traditional with Chef Seeri's fusion offering of Udon Noodle. In this dish, the Udon Pad Prik Gung Nam Yead or Spicy Braised Udon Noodle with Fresh Water Prawn has been enriched with treats by adding mussel, squids and juicy fresh water prawns to the mix. 

The freshness of the large prawn was evident and the thick chewy udon, similar to some Hokkien-style noodles was cooked with loads of red and green capsicum to complete the whole dish. Good choice if you are a hardcore Udon lover.

Sangkaya Phek

Yam Egg Custard

RM 15

Ending the exquisite dinner with Sangkaya Phek, a Yam Egg Custard served with creamy and thick coconut milk. I like the egg custard for its smooth and creamy texture but found the yam portion not soft enough. Chef Seeri explained that the dessert should be eaten while it's still hot, that is when it just warm and nice. The texture will change once left to cool in room temperature. 

Sangkaya Fack Thong

Pumpkin Egg Custard

RM 15

If you like pumpkin like me, this would be an ideal dessert to try out. Sangkaya Fack Thong or Pumpkin Egg Custard. It's a Thai-style pumpkin pie served with a layer of smooth egg custard and topped with a lightly sweetened coconut milk.

Picture Courtesy Of www.rachelcooksthai.com 

This Thai pumpkin custard - Sangkaya is a popular street vendor sweet in Thailand but served in the pumpkin wedge in slices and each wedge costs about 20 baht back in 2011. 

Prices are quoted in Ringgit Malaysia inclusive of 10% Service Charge & 6% GST

You would have definitely missed a good Thai and Nyonya meal if you have not visited Aroi Dee Thai Restaurant. Although it's quite a distant from Kuala Lumpur, my family and I would not mind travelling the distant for good food as Chef Seeri has live up to our high expectation, in serving up a scrumptious and satisfying Thai meal each and every time I dine there with my family. 

Satisfy your cravings for delicious Thai cuisine especially Tom Yum and Thai-style Steamed Fish, just head on over to AROI DEE in Palm Garden Resort in Putrajaya now! 

AROI DEE Thai Restaurant 
8th Floor

Palm Garden Hotel

IOI Resort

Putrajaya

Selangor

Tel: 8943 2233 Ext 8820 or 019 2188 737

Website:    palmgarden.com.my

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Malaya Hainan Restaurant @Petaling Street Chinatown Kuala Lumpur - Nyonya Peranakan Cuisine

Nyonya Cuisine In The City

A Nostalgic Dining Experience In A Stunning Ambience

Old Colonial buildings serve as a historical reminder of colonialism and these are visible especially in Taiping, Ipoh, Malacca, Penang and right here in Kuala Lumpur. A yesteryear Post Office on Jalan Panggong, which was built in 1920's is one such notable landmark.

Malaya Hainan Restaurant is one such restaurant that was refurnished from its original structure of a post office. With the stunning ambience, reliving a significant era through its food and decor, Malaya Hainan Restaurant aims to bring back a sense of nostalgia and sweet memories with each dining experience at their restaurant.    

A Display of An 80 cents Stamp of the Post Office in 1911

   

Hainan Coffee served on thick-rimmed cup and saucer.

Marble top dining tables with old school kopitiam chairs complete the decor for this charming place 

A Taste Of Tradition with Hainan Coffee

Nice and soothing environment to dine in any time of the day

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Stepping into Malaya  Hainan Restaurant feels like being transported back to good old days of the 1960s. Dining at this place brings back lots of nice memories for me as I grew up in this part of Chinatown.

Reminiscing my childhood days where I used to drink coffee from a saucer while savouring kaya butter on toast at these coffee shops. I remember the strong scent of roasted coffee beans, the warm aromas of baked bread,  the perfect half-boiled eggs and the characteristic thick-rimmed cups and saucers.

Keeping to a minimalist design with cool shades of brown, beige and khaki-green, the furniture exudes a starkly Malayan vibe with rounded wooden coffee shop chairs and marble tables.

Beautifully Decorated with Antique Stained Glass Windows

Pleasant with Cosy Old School Charm to Dine and Relax 

You can travel back in time and find yourself in the bygone days while dining at Malayan Hainan Restaurant. The interior is designed to reflect items from the bygone era. The wall is adorned with memorabilia like black and white posters of bygones Chinatown, 1971 KL major flash flood disaster and historical pictures of Tunku Abdul Rahman declaration of Malayan Independence - Hari Merdeka. 

KL Chinatown in the 50's to '70s

Memorabilia of Old Pictures  Adorned The Wall 

 Malaya Hainan Weekly Special

RM 11.90 ~ Value fo Money Daily Set Lunch 

Serve from 11am to 2pm

 

Hainan Coffee

RM 3.80

Having a cuppa of Hainan Coffee makes my dining experience more special as I slowly sip my coffee to soak in the atmosphere and reminisce the good old days of growing up in old Chinatown. 

Roti Jala

RM 6.50

Paying homage to Malaysia's mouthwatering local favourites, Chef Ng serves us his Signature dish of Roti Jala. Served with  rich and creamy curry chicken, these little bites will prove to be a real crowd pleaser as we just simply love the Pandan flavoured Roti Jala. 

Unassuming looking curry chicken with potatoes really packs a punch. You can taste the fresh spice and herbs in the aromatic curry sauce. Wonderful accompaniment with the roti jala or even some warm white rice!

     

Pandan flavoured Roti Jala

You will not find artificial colourings in his kitchen as fresh pandan leaves extracts are used and blended to make these delicious pandan roti jala. Well made with love and passion, this fragrant roti jala is so fine and light in taste and texture, unlike the usual ones I tasted which are thick and lumpy and can be quite 'jelak' if you have too much.     

Kerabu Mango (Not in Menu)

RM 7

A Baba himself, Chef Ng's great-grandparents hails from Penang. Driven by passion, he learnt to cook the cuisine from his own interest, tweaking the family's heritage recipes through trials and errors. For appetizers, we are treated to his family dish of Kerabu Mango.   

     

The Nyonya style Kerabu Mango prepared with a variety of fresh herbs and ingredients like ginger flower bud (bunga kantan), shallots,red chillies, dried shrimp, pounded toasted coconut (kerisik), calamansi juice and not forgetting the main ingredient of pale green mango.  

Generous sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds is added for taste and fragrant. Shrimp and chicken meat are also included in this special kerabu mango which makes it a very unique and different from the rest I have tasted so far. Each bite has its own distinctive flavours. An excellent starter you should not miss put if you are dining here, a Must-try dish in Malaya Hainan.     

Nyonya Fried Rice

RM 9.50

 Colourful and detectable Nyonya Fried Rice

Colourful and detectable, Chef Ng's Nyonya Fried Rice servings comes with their special home made sambal belacan, acar together with condiments of cucumber slices, pounded dried shrimp and keropok. A light and flavourful dish cooked with more than 10 ingredients, it's practically bursting with aroma and flavour with each spoonful. Not oily at all  ~ just like nasi ulam, this is a good choice for weight watchers.

Yam Fried Rice

RM 9.50

Moving on to the next mains, there is the Yam Fried Rice, classic comfort  rice dish. Cooked with chicken, spring onions, shallot and pre-cooked yam, it's not oily and serves topped with fried baby anchovies or dried whitebaits as some called it.

This fried rice dish with yam is acceptable especially for yam-lovers as you can taste of the tasty and soft yam in between bites. But for those that it's not so crazy about yam, I suggest you better not choose this as you may find it quite bland and different from the usual 'wok-hei' fried rice you have tasted.   

Roti Ayam

RM 6.50

Roti Ayam is an impoverished dish from the original Penang Peranakan Roti Babi. As Malaya Hainan is a pork-free establishment, so Chef Ng served the Roti Ayam instead.

Roti Ayam of Malaya Hainan is a bread dish stuffed with minced chicken and onions. Stuffed bread slices are drenched generously with egg batter and then pan-fried. Reminds me much of traditional French toast, a childhood delight my mum made for my sisters and I. 

Roti Ayam is much thicker and stuffed with fillings of minced chicken and onion, served with Worcestershire sauce, chilli sauce and coleslaw.  

Savoury Roti Ayam 
~ Local Penang Chinese dish with Nyonya or Hainanese Origin ~

Asam Laksa

RM 9.90

Lovers of Asam Laksa can rejoice over this ~ Chef Ng's authentic peranakan Asam Laksa.  I love the tangy and spicy asam laksa noodles served in a mackerel-based tamarind paste broth with mint leaves, shredded chillies, cucumber, ginger flower, onion, and prawn paste (haeko) for added flavour.

An Appetising Robust, Rich & Fragrant Asam Laksa

The sourish broth is positively thick and richly flavoured with herbs and spices. Bursting with delicious spiciness, this robust and fragrant broth really gives you the kick from every spoonful that you take. Good to the last drop, all four of us finish it up within minutes! 

Everyone's at the dinner table especially my hubby is wowed over by the mouthwatering Asam Laksa. If you want a full flavoured Nyonya-style Asam Laksa, this is the place to go. 

Officiated By The Mayor of Kuala Lumpur - 28 November 2014

Thumbs Up for Malaya Hainan Dishes

Chef cum Restaurant Manager Ng Huang Keong posing with Me

Chef's love and passion for good food drives him to run Malaya Hainan Restaurant serving his family time-honoured recipes that has spanned over 3 generations. With this restaurant, now his family's legacy lives on in the dishes he served to his customers every day.

I have to say that the food they serve is really good quality. Fresh ingredients are used in all their cooking, from making their own curry paste to the spicy sambal belacan that are all made from scratch. The dishes are original and unique, completely different from the commercialised or franchise outlets. 

As the saying goes like this "The best recipe comes from our heart" is no lie!

Malaya Hainan Restaurant
Lot 16 Section 24
Jalan Panggong
50000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 - 2632 3898 
Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm (Daily) 

Website: www.malayahainan.com  
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/MalayaHainanCuisines
Email: malayahainan@gmail.com

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