Nasi Briyani.. a Malaysian favourite lunch/dinner fare

Nasi Briyani is made from Basmathi (long-grain) rice and a lot of Indian spices, onion and ghee. There are many versions but it is either cooked together with large chicken parts eg. Briyani Gam from Johor; or the savoury rice is cooked separately and served with chicken curry or fried chicken. The dish can be very rich & calorie-laden due to the high content of fat (ghee). To balance the richness of this dish, it is normally served with cucumber-pineapple-onion-green chilli-lime juice salad (Kachumbar) or vegetable acar (pickled cucumber-carrot-onion cooked in chilli paste).

Sam Cheong, a food writer from the Star (local newspaper) was introduced to 'the best briyani in Kuala Lumpur' recently. For the record, here's the extract of the story..

"He (the foodie) emailed me a couple of times, insisting that the best nasi briyani in the city could be found at (Lorong Bandar 13) and wanted to meet up to discuss more about food.


... Lorong Bandar 13 is located off Lebuh Pasar Besar. This is the heart of Kuala Lumpur's financial district and the most distinguishable institutions that you will find here are the moneychangers.

And, it will not be difficult to locate the nasi briyani stalls because they are located off Lebuh Pudu. The first thing you will notice is a fruit stall and then you will quickly recognise the makan places that are neatly lined up in a row.


There are at least a dozen food stalls in this narrow lane that leads to Central Market. I found it amazing that three nasi briyani stalls were squeezed into one location...."

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/6/19/central/21400287&sec=central