Monday, January 22, 2024

Claypot Chicken Rice, Restoran Ahmad Muzakin @ Sri Petaling

This claypot chicken rice stall has been around in the neighbourhood for 2 decades. It was run as a stall in the corner shop lot kopitiam where the current 'Wang Yi Wang' kopitiam occupies.
Sometime last year, it has moved to a much hidden premise but occupies the entire shop with a much comfy dining space (compared to the stuffy coffeeshop at the corner shop lot).
Business has been flourishing for this shop and they now have a handful of staffs servicing the customers promptly. At one point, the business got viral thru the social media as it unusual for a Malay man/couple to sell claypot chicken rice in a neighborhood with mostly Chinese population. After all, this is a pork-free version and many would prefer to have lap cheong in their claypot rice.
I have been eating this for many years when food choices weren't that many in the neighborhood back then. With or without lap cheong doesn't matter to me.
The shop is now at a much less busy street nearby the Sunny Food Republic foodcourt.
The man in blue/red shirt is the boss. He is a Malay man who can speak Cantonese (and perhaps some other dialects too). Some of his staffs can speak Canto too.
At some point last year, this shop has been in controversy due to some social media user filmed him using rice wine in the claypot rice, which is prohibited by Muslim. I believed this ingredient has been removed after then. Nevertheless it still tastes as good with well marinated chicken and salted fish on top of the rice.
chopped onions & cili padi in soy sauce provided to give extra ummphhh. A single portion claypot chicken rice costs RM9 nett. They also have other simple dishes in the menu such as steamed fish (RM40), soups, blanched veggies, tofu, etc.
Perhaps one day i gonna try their soups.

2 comments:

PH said...

I read about this eatery. Actually they hoo hah for what regarding the rice wine. After all they eat tapai, and tapai contains alcohol.

mun said...

Ah, thank you for highlighting this eatery. I have bought claypot chicken rice from them previously via food panda a long time ago. I hope they open for lunch. I will go search for this shop to eat the claypot chicken rice.

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