One must-visit places in Singapore during the muslim fasting month is Kandahar Street, even for non muslim like me. That was where we went yesterday to “sibuk” with the rest of the people.
There are very few stalls this year compared to the previous years. First thing I noticed was the traffic jam in the region all trying to go to Kandahar Street or to "ta-pau' from the nearby restaurants. Many cars even double parked. Hear is a good tip for the Traffic Police.
Two stores stood out because of the long queues. One was selling Mee Maidin and the other was Power Biryani. Obviously we joined the queues to buy whatever they offered.
Mee Maidin:
This noodle dish is a modified mee rebus, claimed to have started there in Kg Glam after the War. The dish is more savoury than sweet from the starchy gravy. Garnished with beansprouts, green vegetable and crispy fried something that looks like onion. Nothing to shout about but it is worth a try if you do not know what it is. Price per pack was $3.50. Did she say $2.50 before ordering?
Power Biryani
The queue was more than 20 long but some were queue supporters. I was sure the sign inside said Dam Biryani. Meats with gravy were stored in different pots (more like drums). This could not be “Dam”. Maybe it should be Drum Biryani. Like most other biryani outlets, they offered a grand multiple choice of either mutton or chicken. Since both looked good, we ordered one pack of each. Price with a packet of Achar was $13.50. From the size of the achar, I suspect it should have cost $3.50.
The white and yellow basmati grains were fluffy, not swimming in yellow oil. The chicken and mutton well cooked with similar dark brown gravy. It went well with the dall gravy provided. I give my thumbs up for this biryani.
Achar is sweetish with chunky garlic, onion and chilli padi. It is like eating the Chinese dried preserved fruit with sambal and occasionally explodes in your mouth.
One more thing I observed at Kandahar St. A big portion of the adults there were obese!
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