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Samy’s Curry at Dempsey: Revamped

Posted on July 15, 2013 by bookjunkie

It was nice to see the old style colourful flags up for National Day I presume. B commented that these were the kinds of flags they used to decorate our primary schools in the past. The curry at Dempsey is … Continue reading →

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Yummy Prata Curry at Ang Mo Kio

Posted on April 8, 2013 by bookjunkie

Feeling guilty for overindulging, but the curry they serve at the prata stall (R R Indian Food) at Lim Kopi Food Court (Block 107, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4) is so good. Not watery and disappointing like I’ve had at … Continue reading →

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Samy’s Curry & Food Quirks

Posted on August 9, 2012 by bookjunkie

Feeling a whole lot better today. Hope you’ll read my post about Samy’s Curry at Dempsey. I also talk about food quirks like food touching. On National Day I must say food is the closest thing to my heart about … Continue reading →

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My Mum’s Cooking: Sambar with Coconut Milk

Posted on September 21, 2011 by bookjunkie

Let me just state that I can’t cook. If cooking includes, making grilled sandwiches, frying eggs, making french toast or pancakes out of a mix, then I sort of can, but not the real authentic Ceylonese cooking my mum and … Continue reading →

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Cook A Pot of Curry Day (& Chen Show Mao Eating Prata with Curry)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by bookjunkie

Update 20 August 2011: Viswa Sadasivan has written an excellent letter reminding us that the event on Sunday is about a stand against the legitimization of intolerance. Let’s not immediately label it xenophobia (although some people are using it to … Continue reading →

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The Stop Cooking Indian Curry Story Upsets Me

Posted on August 10, 2011 by bookjunkie

Sunday, August 21st, is Cook a Pot of Curry Day. A brilliant group of Singaporeans set up a facebook page to celebrate curry as our way of life and it already has 17,364 attendees. (Update on 19 August 2011: The … Continue reading →

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Rendezvous Nasi Padang Restaurant (The Central)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by bookjunkie

Here’s another restaurant we visited some time ago that I totally forgot to blog. Or I thought I did. I don’t know what’s happening to my memory. I just hope I don’t ever double post. So this was back when … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Nasi Briyani: Yakader

Posted on May 18, 2011 by bookjunkie

So far this is my absolute top choice for briyani. A hot and stuffy area at Tekka Market in Little India. It’s totally worth enduring the heat. Most people go for the famous Alauddin, but I prefer Yakader. The rice … Continue reading →

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Nasi Padang at Warong M Nasir

Posted on April 6, 2011 by bookjunkie

After reading the review at Wend Right I just had to try the Nasi Padang here. I immediately loved the decor. In terms of taste it still can’t beat Minang, but this is my favourite if I take everything into … Continue reading →

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Nasi Padang River Valley at Zion Road

Posted on August 26, 2010 by bookjunkie

In Singapore famous coffee shops or hawker stalls are usually named after their original location. The place that first made them famous. So it can be a little confusing to people who don’t know about this. For instance, Nasi Padang … Continue reading →

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