Kampung Baru KL

Contrasting buildings Kampung Baru (suggest you click on this one - it's a good one)
Decided to get LRT (metro) to Kampung Baru to try out some Malay food.

I got Nasi Kerabu (Blue Rice !), with its associated veg,

Ikan Bakar (grilled fish),Hati Ayam (chicken liver) and Teh O Kosong Panas (hot plain tea) - all for 7 Ringitt. Nasi Kerabu is a regional specialty from Kelantan. The rice is tinted blue from petals of flowers called bunga telang (clitoria)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoria . The blue rice is then served with a combination of fresh aromatic herbs, or known as ulam, hence the other name for this rice dish - Nasi Ulam. The Ulam here consists of local mint, basil, lemongrass, kaffir lime/ turmeric leaves, bunga kantan (torch ginger flower buds) etc and is served with raw vegetables (bean sprouts, long beans etc), salted egg, kerisik (grated coconut), tumis (pounded chilli paste) and a good serving of ground black pepper. For more on Nasi Kerabu (in Malaysian) see:-

http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_kerabu

http://epicurious.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/hello-world/

For more on Bunga Telang:-

http://susanchuasg.googlepages.com/bunga_telang.html

Warung Malayu Kampung Baru

dessert stall

For more on Kampung Baru see:-

http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/2005/10/ramadan-bazaar-kampung-baru-kl-part-1.html