Delicious rooster wings & nasi lemak served with satan’s curry & beef rendang at Hougang

Nasi lemak is sinful but yummy… however aren’t most unhealthy meals extremely scrumptious? Besides the aromatic rice, the edges that include the dish are simply as necessary. I travelled to Foodies’ Garden meals court docket in Hougang Mall to seek for Mama Lemak. The stall sells coconut rice with satan’s curry, a Eurasian dish that’s not generally present in Singapore.

Devil’s curry is actually a standard dish which is created from the leftovers of Christmas dinners, and served at festive events. It’s made with a novel spicy chilli paste that’s flavoured with vinegar.

This stall provides 6 completely different sorts of nasi lemak units. Besides that, in addition they supply rooster wings that are offered per piece or by half a dozen.

What I attempted at Mama Lemak

I began issues off with the Beef Rendang Set (S$9.90). The mound of coconut rice was virtually hid utterly by the quantity of substances piled on prime.

The plate boasted a large piece of beef rendang, a sunny side-up egg, ikan bilis and peanuts, sambal chilli, cucumber slices and a sprinkling of fried shallots.

I went for the rice first, and paired it with the sambal and fried shallots. Every particular person grain of the basmati rice was cooked to perfection, perfumed with the fragrant notes of coconut.

The big items of fried shallots have been undoubtedly not store-bought, and have been gleaming with oil which enhanced each chunk with further depths of deliciousness.

The sambal first warms you up with strong flavours of onions, earlier than it springs an surprising spicy punch in direction of the top— that sneaky little bugger!

Before I dived in for the meat, I believed to myself, “Will the beef be tough since it’s so huge?”

It turned out to be the precise reverse. The meat was so tender that even my grandmother who forgets to put on her dentures typically whereas consuming, can undoubtedly deal with it. The rendang flavours have been on-point and it obtained me going again for extra.

I then moved on to the principle motive for my go to, the Devil’s Chicken Curry Set (S$8.90). The dish had the identical condiments because the earlier dish, apart from the distinction in meat.

I mentally ready myself for Lucifer’s fiery depths of hell unleashing on my tongue as I took my first mouthful of the rooster. The spice crept up slowly earlier than I needed to attain for my iced teh o kosong to extinguish the warmth.

The meat was flavourful and had satisfying textural bites coming from the coarse chilli bits. Although the rooster was spicy, it didn’t overwhelm me. In truth, my tongue obtained accustomed to the chilli after my second mouthful.

Try pairing your basmati rice with some sambal and the satan’s curry chilli collectively— it’ll take your tastebuds on a trip.

We ended issues off with half a dozen Chicken Wings (S$2.20 for 1, S$12.90 for six). The 6 wings have been stacked up excessive like a Jenga tower, and the scrumptious home made fried shallots have been sprinkled on prime. Hooray!

I had the pleasure of watching them fry the Chicken Wings. They’re marinated with numerous spices which incorporates curry powder and turmeric, leading to a deeper color.

The wings have been big in my view, and felt very sturdy and agency after I held them with my fingers. It was time to get messy.

There was a crackling sound as my tooth sunk into the pores and skin. I might style the completely different layers of spice all through the pores and skin and flesh, and it was seasoned very properly. It jogged my memory of ayam goreng berampah. I can’t recall the final time I had such superior wings, they have been slay!

Final ideas

Overall, I had a satisfying meal at Mama Lemak. I even ordered takeaway to let my of us at house attempt it for themselves, they usually have been nodding with satisfaction with each chunk they took.

Finally, I’ve a brand new spot to addon to my nasi lemak checklist. I’m trying ahead to being again!

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