Topic: Malay/Singapore curry

[Ender]

Hi all,

I remember back in the foggy 1970's when as a squaddie I was posted to Singapore for a stint.  Talk about fantastic, what a place for Asian cusine lovers.

I used to take my two nippers 7 and 5 at the time to the local village and get Prathas (yes Singapore ones are spelt that way it seems) with quite a runny curry sauce that was delivered in a tin can, top hanging by a thread of tine, (well, how would you hold it?)  I hate to say it, but the sauce look like washing up water, but oh my what a taste. Since then, I have been trying to find the recipe all to no avail.

Is there anyone out there in curry land in the know.

I have had a look around the recipes section, but I'll be in my 120's before I find it ;D

Ender

[Keefy]

Never been to that part of the world, but years ago I was a regular at a Malaysian place (now sadly no longer there) in Wardour Street, London.

Their beef rendang was excellent, as was their satay (a nice, cruchy one). Their spicy noodle dishes (such as char kway teow) were also to die for.

Some of the most delcious food I've ever tasted.

If Gordon ""Effing" Ramsay doesn't upset you, here's a link to his Malaysian adventure in the Gordon's Great Escape series. He helps an "Auntie" to make a rendang and looks at some of the other Malaysian fusion dishes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-jYBmpHW3Y

[Ender]

Sorry to have been so tardy in getting back, been a bit hectic lately.

That link looks really good, I'll surely be checking it out in detail.

I thought that Singapore food was the best,  you could get any type you wanted.  The fabled Boogie Street was something else, not only was the parade of the Kyties (boy girls) spectacular (never go there withoug your wife/partner) the food as well, buy a bit from this stall, a bit from that stall and so on, the amazing thing is, everything arrived at the same time.

Anyway, this was back in the 70's, all gone now,but the food mmm mmmm.

Ender