mandy rice and kunafa

i just break the fast with instant noodle yesterday because i was too lazy to join my housemate and our friends breaking the fast at Hadramawt restaurant at Tir'ah, not far from our house. it is a newly opened restaurant serving mandy rice and since the opening, it is packed with Malaysian students as the restaurant is strategically located at the Malaysian population. we have been planning to go there,but in the end it was just my housemate who went there to break the fast yesterday with our friends. it was already 6.05 p.m. and i was just woke up from my long sleep when she opened the door. i was still mamai-mamai so i just mintak tolong belikan, and she spent 35 minutes waiting for my take away. poor you lah Opie! hehe.. so i perform my terawih first at the masjid and had the mandy rice after that.

the soft, perfectly-cooked basmathi rice. the chicken is so lembut too. priced LE12 (RM6). cheap eh, compared to hadramawt in Malaysia!

the tomato and coriander sauce, with some vege as side dish.

transferred to the plate for more convenience while eating! i had them with sambal belacan that is already in the fridge just to suit my tekak melayu. no, i couldn't finish the rice but ate all of the chicken. therefore, i guess eating at home is more convenient for me because even though i couldn't finish the rice at home, i will leave larger portion of leftover if i was eating at the restaurant. on top of that i will cause inconvenience to others because i'm such a slow-eater. hehehe

mama also gave us some dessert before we went for terawih. i forgot what it's called so i googled it. this is a famous Egyptian/middle east dessert called kunafa, made from baked noodle with cream+coconut+nuts (i guess almonds) in between. our mama made it perfectly, this is the best kunafa i've ever tasted so far! not too sweet for our tastebuds.. and so deliciously creamyyy!

i also found that the name of dessert that i posted earlier is qatayef. i noticed that kunafa is quite popular in Malaysia recently since kewujudan restoran arab bak cendawan tumbuh di Malaysia sekarang. these two desserts are the top ten desserts in Egypt as claimed by a website that i've found, with kunafa placed in higher ranking. yeah, no doubt bout that :P

mama i want moooreee!!