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Photo: Joyce Koh
Little India is studded with van vendors selling Indian sweets, but if you can’t spot one, pop into Chat Masala (29 Jalan Tengku Kelana. 03 3371 1280), Chennai Chetty Naadu (127 Jalan Tengku Kelana), or a good Indian restaurant in the area.
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Bury your fingers in banana leaf rice at Archana Curry House (62 Jalan Tengku Kelana). Savour a free flow of rice, curry and vegetable dishes (if it’s your lucky day, you’ll get a serving of mushroom masala) – and don’t forget to order sides of fried cauliflower and mutton varuval, and a shot of rasam. Also try: the social media-savvy Smiley’s Banana Leaf (10 Lorong Tingkat. 03 3371 5369) for banana leaf with sides of chicken 65 and fried tenggiri, or the dham biryani the shop’s famous for.
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The pedigree of the proprietor and purveyor of Golden Bake Cake House – he’s one of the sons of Cheng Yew Ho, of Regent’s famed pandan layer cake – guarantees that he knows his way around all sorts of buttery, creamy and sugary treats. Browse an array of butter cookies, kaya puffs and walnut cakes complete with old school frosting. Go one up; take a seat, and have durian layer cake right here.