Satisfying Spiced Lunch

If you need a curry fix, there's nowhere else better to go than Banana Leaf Rice at Centrepoint. That was where we headed at about noon, and it was great that we could secure a table immediately. Sometimes, there would be a big crowd and therefore a long, long wait.

I ordered . . .

A Briyani Set

It consists of the spiced rice and 3 types of vegetables served on a banana leaf. Today's vegetables were pumpkin curry, deep-fried bittergourd, and cucumber pickles.

Diners could have their briyani customised too ... 
 

 My friend asked for only the deep-fried bittergourd. So she got a bigger portion, sans the other two vegetables.

You know, just by looking at the rice, my stomach started on a symphony of rumbles. ;p

Chicken curry, RM4.00

There were 3 pieces of chicken in thick, heavily spiced curry. Very tasty.

 Butter chicken, RM4.00

Also 3 pieces of chicken in a rich and creamy spiced sauce. Well, there was just a wonderful fusion of flavours here - sweet, savoury, buttery, aromatic. It was just simply divine, and sure tasted even better compared to the plain old chicken curry.

To go with the rice, there was gravy ...

 

 2 bowls of vegetable dhal, a fish curry gravy and a chicken curry gravy

and

Papadums

This one tasted like tapioca chips. I like ;))

and 

 

Dried chilli

Well, actually, we saw a container filled with these at the counter so we enquired about it because we were curious. The man was amused and gave us some to try. 

 

I took a bite and my face crumpled. Geez,  just look at the amount of coarse salt in there ... OMG! So I had to rub away all the salt before eating the chilli. It reminded me of all preserved plums. Lol.

Well, the both of us had a totally satisfying meal, made up of very complex flavours from the use of spices. Love it! Love it to bits!