I have to confess, I haven't heard much about red chicken (or ayam masak merah) before, so it piqued my interest. Perhaps it isn't a common dish from the part of Malaysia my parents are from. To try something different I had the biryani rice with red chicken and sambal eggplant. Instead of being cooked together, it seemed as if the eggplant had been deep-fried with a light batter then topped with sambal paste, which was particularly obvious when I noticed the sambal only coated some of the surfaces...

I'd heard good things about this restaurant chain and I knew it was very popular, with queues of people making it hard to get a seat. Apparently there are many outlets in Malaysia, but I've honestly never seen it before.  I'd also heard it served quite authentic Malaysian food so I was keen to try it out. If I'd gone for lunch I might have tried the wat tan hor or char kway teow, but being dinner, I thought nasi lemak would be easier. The first thing I noticed was...

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