OH I LOVED BANANA LEAF

It's been quite a while I had a banana leaf lunch,more so since I moved to Kulai. So today I was craving for
a banana leaf lunch. Further more I was fed up with the food at the factory's canteen. So I  invited my Indian colleagues at the factory and they were only too happy to join me.
I was introduced to fried bitter gourd, the first time I have tried this. I have eaten indian style cooking of bitter gourd, but never deep friend.  It would be a wonderful lunch had it not been interruppted by a call from the GM saying there was no one at the lab to do the test. Don't he know today is Friday and the Muslim staff need to go for their prayers?  Haiz had to quickly swallowed everything within minutes to rush back to the factory to fix the 'problem' Since it was Friday they prepared payasam for desert, but it was not nice at all, since missing some ingredients like noodle and cashew nuts. Another complaint I had was they serve in a small cup, unlike the ones back home in a larger cup. Anyway since my colleagues did not want their share I walloped their shares too.

my banana leaf lunch

LUNCH AT INDIAN RESTAURANT

Just had a wonderful indian rice at a restaurant in west port. A meal is not complete without the
rasam I understand there are a variety of rasam, but the restaurant only serve one type.(what do you expect it's on the house) you can get the receipe here.
Today being a Friday they serve
free payasam which is vermicelli boiled with milk and sweetened with sugar. It goes by the name of 'pal payasam', just delicious. would you believe it? I once got a receipt from the daughter of an ex colleague and even tried making it myself. unfortunately none of my family members shared my love for this wonderful desert.
If you have not try this desert before try it, you will loved it.