| | Lately, the raining season in KL has been a blessing to my gastronomic world. Now I can indulge myself in hot and heaty stuff without being in fear of fever and throat inflammation.  So when one fine day my managers suggested banana leaf rice, I was more than happy to follow them.
My MD was suggesting us to go Kanna in Section 17, but my senior manager kept on trying to convince us to go to this Restoran Sri Nirwana Maju in Bangsar instead. Heck we thought, might as well try this one out, especially after our not-so-pleasant visit to Kanna earlier.
The first good sign that greeted us when we reached that place was how big the crowd was. Every single tables were taken, including those outside on the walkway. And there were few groups of people waiting as well.
Once you are lucky enough to get a table, an army of staff will be swarming around to serve you. The modus operandi here is pretty much standard in this sort of curry house. First they will lay banana leaves on the table as a "plate". Then they will give you default side dishes before they serve you white rice.
Side dishes vary from one curry house to another. Here they serve a sort of mixed vegetables, cucumber salad, and the oh-so-delicious deep fried bitter gourd. Crunchy on the outside, and soft in the inside, this is one fabulous side dish that almost become my main.
And of course, the everybody's favourite papadum. The crispy crackers are a perfect appetizer before the curry rice itself. The papadums here tasted saltier than elsewhere, in a good way though. And the best thing is they are fresh and not "lau foong" ones.
You are given few types of curries for you to choose to be poured on your rice. Besides those curries, you can also choose a type of dried chillies that I can assure you they are very, very potent.
You can either order using the menu/order form, or point at the food when they bring it around. Just like those pushy staff at Kanna Curry House, the staff here will also try to persuade and recommend you certain dishes that are not so cheap. But the difference here is they won't give you unfriendly faces or just walk away when you say no. Now this is how it supposed to be isn't it?
There are many dishes that scored highly in my humble opinion. One of the best among the best would be the Masala Chicken (RM2.50 per portion). Cut into small cubes, this dish goes superbly with the rice.
The other worthy winner would be their Curry Mutton, fresh and without any overwhelming "goaty" taste to it. It can be a bit too hot for those who are not too good with hot and spicy food.
The Fried Calamari is very good as well, marinated and then deep fried almost to perfection. Best eaten together with the onions that come with it.
Now, not everything is as tasty as those that I have mentioned. The deep fried fish and the deep fried chicken were major disappointments. Not well-marinated enough, not hot enough, and too tough. Please do stay away from these two.
There are many more types of dishes there, but of course we didn't got to try them all. Most of the dishes look good, but for your wallet sake do check the price with the staff first.
Oh have I mentioned to you they serve great teh tarik too? But being mere mortals with limit to how spicy the food we can take, most of us went for bottles after bottles of chilled mineral water.
Besides banana leaf rice, they do serve other mamak food, such as roti canai, maggi goreng and etc. I heard that their breakfast menu items are worth checking out as well.
Price wise, they are pretty similar to other more established curry houses, such as Sri Paandi, Lotus and Kanna. Parking here can be hell, but the friendly staff and good food are more than enough to convince me for more visits. So whether you are a rich expat living in Bangsar, college kids with more-than-enough pocket money, a corporate slave like me, or even funky night clubbers, head straight now to Restoran Sri Nirwana Maju for fantastic banana leaf rice.
Restoran Sri Nirwana Maju
Address: 43, Jalan Telawi 3,
Bangsar Baru, 59100 KL.
Telephone: 03-2287 8445
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Kekeke..selfish lah.
Try Kanna, kakaka..what a world of difference.