Restaurant Nagas
Address:
No.3339, Jalan Tun Sambanthan,
50470 Brickfields,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: +603-2273 7475
Fax: +603-2273 7476
Timings: 24 hours
www.nagas.com.my
Nagas Restaurant is located in Jalan Tun Sambanthan. Beside the taste and price this restaurant has to offer, another noticable thing is that it has the parking area adjacent to it complimentary for customers. That's really a good relief for people who own cars.
The order of service is completely self-service. One is supposed to go inside the shop and order, wait, and within (a few) minutes, food will be served on a tray. Pick up the tray and proceed to the cashier in front of the shop to pay, and get a seat. Simple and clear cut.
Another noticable thing is the availability of an air conditioned room which, with the blistering hot weather we have been experiencing here these days in KL, comes very much in handy.
Going straight to the point I shall now talk about the FOOD!
TOTAL PRICE: vada + samosa rm1.20 each
4 = rm 4.80
RATE : 9/10
TOTAL PRICE: Rm 5
RATE : 7/10
Next on is the MASALA DOSA. It is made by stuffing a dosa with a lightly cooked filling of potatoes, fried onions and spices. The dosa is wrapped around an onion and potato curry or masala. Dosa itself is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. The taste of curry never fails to disappoint especially when it comes to dosa. This was very flavour explosive.
VADA is a South Indian light snack resembling a donut that is usually served alongside a course meal, or can be ordered seperately as an À la carte item, but never as a main course. The general way of preparing vada is to make a dough with gram flour or mashed or diced potatoes and/or dal lentils. This mixture may then be seasoned by mixing with black mustard seeds, onion, curry leaves, and salt, chilies and/or black pepper grains. Often ginger and baking soda are added to the seasoning. The individual vadas are then shaped and deep-fried. Certain types of vadai are covered in a gram flour batter before frying.
TOTAL PRICE: Rm 6
RATE : 8/10
CHICKEN DOSA. Chicken Dosa is a variant of the dosa where by instead chicken meat is added as the filling too. Am not sure about my fellow groupmates but for me I LOVE chicken! Therefore not only was this mouth watering but very fulfilling in terms of the flavour mixed with the taste of chicken. Definitely a plus.
TOTAL PRICE: Idiyappa RM 1.20 sen ( two pieces = RM 2.40 sen)
Laddu RM 1.50 sen
RATE : 7/10
IDIYAPPAM + LADDU. Idiyappam is a traditional Tamil food consisting of rice flourpressed into noodle form and then steamed. It is generally served as the main course at breakfast or dinner together with a curry (potato, egg, fish or meat curry) and coconut chutney.
Laddu or Laddoo is a ball-shaped sweet popular in India. It is made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe.
SAMOSA is a fried or baked pastry with savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils and sometimes ground lamb, ground beef or ground chicken. In this case, the filling was mutton, or as the local language dictates kambing. This was a new taste to me, as much as there's samosa almost all around the world, it was my first time tasting such crispy and delicious samosa. Being a sucker for pastries, this definitely took my break away.
RICE + CHICKEN VARUVAL + CHICKEN CURRY. First of all did I mention I love chicken? Ok. Chicken varuval is a very famous chicken recipe. It usually consist of chicken that has been seasoned to bring about its juicy rich aromatic spicy flavour. Chicken Varuval goes well with rice or briyany. So delicious even a vegeterian might get tempted!
TOTAL PRICE: Rm 9
RATE : 8/10
EGG BRIYANI + MUTTON VARUVAL + CHICKEN CURRY .
Briyani is perhaps, if not, one of the most popular Indian foods known worldwide. It is basically rice spiced in an array of rich aromatic spices. This in particular graced my nasal membrane with its fine and rich bursting scent, particulary cloves being the dominant one. Served with mutton varuval, which, like chicken varuval doesn't disappoint taste-wise.
My verdict on this dish, two solid plus.
TOTAL PRICE: Rm 7 for briyani
Rm 8 for mutton
RATE : 9.5/10
CHEESE NAAN + TANDOORI CHICKEN cheese naan is a popular North Indian oven-baked flatbread, leavened with cheese.
Tandoori chicken on the other hand is chicken marinated in yogurt and seasoned with the spice mixture tandoori masala and baked in a tandoor oven, thus the name. It is usually eaten with curry or chicken butter sauce. It is quite popular with international students because of its likeability and delicious taste. A must have meal every once in a while whenever dropping by to dine in an Indian restaurant.
TOTAL PRICE: Rm 15
RATE : 8.5/10
In conclusion, while Indian culture has a lot to offer on a menu in terms of food, the dishes showcased above are some of the best there is. Restaurant Nagas doesn't disappoint when it comes to putting the results on the table. Literally. The dishes are prepared fast, and furthermore the prices far more pocket friendly. The ambience of the space for devouring these delicacies is also tranquil and serene. This is a place I'd love to come again, and again and again! I'd urge you too to pay them a visit, and put to test what they have to offer.
My final verdict
Place: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 8.5/10
urad dal/skinned split black gram
cumin seeds
black peppercorns, whole or crushed
sprig curry leaves, chopped
onion, finely chopped
salt to taste
green chili, chopped
chopped ginger
chopped coconut pieces
few sprigs of coriander leaves, chopped
oil for deep frying
BY: BRAMUEL MULEKA TSIMBIKO
