We were taking a slow drive along OUG Garden one hot afternoon and came across this place called East Court Restaurant. The one-shoplot restaurant was empty at 11.45am and we were initially quite sceptical to dine there. However, thinking of the hassle it would be to try to find another makan place given the pasar pagi (morning market) traffic there and the limited parking space available we decided to just give it a try - which turned out to be a very WISE move!
The boss made us welcomed at this non air conditioned restaurant which has just been given a new coat of apple green paint. The soft music they played in the background was soothing. The walls were adorned with photos of food from their menu. We settled on the following:-
We ordered braised chicken with chinese dodder (RM40). Frankly I had not got the slightest idea what dodder was when we placed our order. The boss was kind enough to show us what it looked like before it was cooked. The potted plant below has some dodder in it (the fine yellow hair looking plant). Dodder, I was told, is a parasite and is used in traditional Chinese medication for the treatment of kidney, spleen as well as diabetes......in other words this is a very healthy dish to have.
This is what the dish looked like - it had lots of gravy. In fact you can call it a soup. I found the soup to be very tasty. The tiny kampong chicken was very tender and I could easily tear the meat with a chopstick.
This is fish soup (RM10) - very nutritious and certainly contains no MSG. Even without MSG, the chef has managed to make this soup very delectable. with some shredded ham choy (salted vegetables) and seaweed. An important thing about this soup that I find is that they use the 'hong pan' fish...which is a very expensive fish....and the fish was very very fresh. I love this soup so much.
And to make the hong pan taste better, the boss gave me this - soya sauce with lime and garlic - he claimed that he made it himself....and I can vouch for what he said - this sauce made the fresh pieces of fish so much yummier.
This is stir fried yau mak with garlic (RM8). This dish definitely has sufficient wok hei which is a very crucial element when it comes to stir fried dishes.
For dessert we had bubur cha cha -I've always love this especially the pieces of sweet potatoes and yam in it...plus the fact that it had lots of sagoo in it made me slurp the bowl of dessert with such great satisfaction....and the best part of it all...dessert was free!
For the record, the wife of the owner of this restaurant is a Chinese medicine practitioner and as such all the dishes here are what I label as healthy dishes. And I am already planning my second visit to East Court because I still haven't tried their braised pork rib with chinese dodder, stir fried prawns with chinese dodder, braised fish with chinese dodder,braised pork rib with root of pepper plant to name a few, And yeah..I still need to unlock the secret to another dish of theirs known as the 'traditional secret recipe's tonic soup'! And that ladies and gentlemen is why I HAVE to go there again as soon as possible.
Address : 26 Jalan Hujan Rahmat 3
Taman OUG
58200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : +6 017 376 4988, +6016 2485433
Opening hours: 11am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm
Only cash is accepted.
The boss made us welcomed at this non air conditioned restaurant which has just been given a new coat of apple green paint. The soft music they played in the background was soothing. The walls were adorned with photos of food from their menu. We settled on the following:-
We ordered braised chicken with chinese dodder (RM40). Frankly I had not got the slightest idea what dodder was when we placed our order. The boss was kind enough to show us what it looked like before it was cooked. The potted plant below has some dodder in it (the fine yellow hair looking plant). Dodder, I was told, is a parasite and is used in traditional Chinese medication for the treatment of kidney, spleen as well as diabetes......in other words this is a very healthy dish to have.
This is what the dish looked like - it had lots of gravy. In fact you can call it a soup. I found the soup to be very tasty. The tiny kampong chicken was very tender and I could easily tear the meat with a chopstick.
This is fish soup (RM10) - very nutritious and certainly contains no MSG. Even without MSG, the chef has managed to make this soup very delectable. with some shredded ham choy (salted vegetables) and seaweed. An important thing about this soup that I find is that they use the 'hong pan' fish...which is a very expensive fish....and the fish was very very fresh. I love this soup so much.
And to make the hong pan taste better, the boss gave me this - soya sauce with lime and garlic - he claimed that he made it himself....and I can vouch for what he said - this sauce made the fresh pieces of fish so much yummier.
This is stir fried yau mak with garlic (RM8). This dish definitely has sufficient wok hei which is a very crucial element when it comes to stir fried dishes.
For dessert we had bubur cha cha -I've always love this especially the pieces of sweet potatoes and yam in it...plus the fact that it had lots of sagoo in it made me slurp the bowl of dessert with such great satisfaction....and the best part of it all...dessert was free!
For the record, the wife of the owner of this restaurant is a Chinese medicine practitioner and as such all the dishes here are what I label as healthy dishes. And I am already planning my second visit to East Court because I still haven't tried their braised pork rib with chinese dodder, stir fried prawns with chinese dodder, braised fish with chinese dodder,braised pork rib with root of pepper plant to name a few, And yeah..I still need to unlock the secret to another dish of theirs known as the 'traditional secret recipe's tonic soup'! And that ladies and gentlemen is why I HAVE to go there again as soon as possible.
Address : 26 Jalan Hujan Rahmat 3
Taman OUG
58200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : +6 017 376 4988, +6016 2485433
Opening hours: 11am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm
Only cash is accepted.
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