Established in June 2005 by wife-husband owners Masita Ghani and Mohammad Firuz Samuri and named after their son (Ashraff, nicknamed 'Aliff', who now helps out here), this stall is beloved for their traditional, unpretentious, everyday-comfort rendition.
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The neatly plated dish has a bed of fragrant long-grain basmati rice, the aroma and taste of coconut milk and pandan / screwpine leaves gently perfuming the dish, carrying grainy earthy milky floral sweet flavour. The crispy crunchy deep-fried ikan bilis / anchovies is golden with a mild fishy salty savoury balanced flavour, while the juicy cucumber has vegetal sweet flavour, and the wobbly soft fried chicken egg carries eggy savoury sweet flavour.
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The otak-otak / otah / spiced mackerel fish paste is soft with a lingering kick of fishy savoury spice flavour, while the deep-fried turmeric marinated chicken wing has a crisp exterior and a tender interior that bursts with meaty savoury salty spice flavour. Their chunky sambal tumis / stir-fried chili paste has additional red onions caramelised within, resulting in a pronounced sweet savoury spice flavour.
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Nasi Lemak
Aliff Nasi Lemak
@ Serangoon Garden Market & Food Centre, 49A Serangoon Garden Way #01-27
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