No. 1 Thong Soon Ave
The Prata Place
www.theprataplace.com

So we've had Italian, Chinese, Malay, now we have Indian (we try to be multicultural)! Both Jane and I are raving about this quaint Indian restaurant just off Upper Thomson Road. It's like your usual prata shop, but with air-con! We all know how important that is to us Singaporeans :)

How awesome would it be to have Indian food in a comfortable surrounding for once, instead of a hot, stuffy coffee shop? Their prices are reasonable and for the food quality you're getting, ho ho ho you're in for a treat! Crispy prata freshly made once you order, no pre-cooking and stacking like they do elsewhere. Ask for fish curry. I always do.

Jane's favorite was the prata bomb. If you don't know what this is, you suck. It's basically a sweet prata that's laced with honey and sugar and whether you have it with curry or by itself, you'll have an addiction that's really cheap to support! You might think that in an air-conditioned restaurant, perspiring wouldn't be an issue. Right, Jane? You wanna tell them how you can't even handle mild curry? Oh wait, I just did. I'm gonna do it again: Jane cannot take anything spicy! HA HA HA, what a wuss... She was tearing and had beads of sweat on her forehead throughout! Regardless, we were close to licking our plates when we were done.

I tried the mutton briyani and was just shocked at how much mutton they gave me! I was out of rice and still had mutton left over. They were really tender and very well cooked. The mutton pieces don't taste funky whatsoever (you know how when you have mutton soup and the mutton taste funky and you wonder if they just came across a dead, rotting lamb and decided to harvest the meat from it?). It's got the right amount of spiciness (which would be too much for Jane anyway).

Finally, we're out of Yishun...

They Say One - Carrot Cake

Chomp Chomp
20 Kensington Park Road

Carrot Cake

If you're pregnant (or just bloody greedy) and having cravings for good-ass food, come on down to Serangoon Garden! It's filled with cheap, good food - the 2 most important things for Singaporeans. It's also my hood, which Jane's jealous of. Aren't you, Jane? We've got good food and no gang fights :)

Once you've ploughed through the crowd of vultures waiting rudely for seats and finally manage to get one yourself, the first dish you MUST order is the Carrot Cake (Chai Tao Kueh). It's the first stall on the right so it's impossible to miss. For real, it's worth the bruises and scars from battling it out with other people for a place to sit. They're probably there for the Carrot Cake too.

We went down last night and had ourselves a $5 plate of black carrot cake ($3 for small and $5 for large). Jane likes it a little charred, which I must say, accentuates the flavor quite a bit. Add a bit of chili and BAM! you have yourself a brand new addiction...

The portions are well worth the price, especially if you order the large plate. The uncle cooking it adds in so many prawns that you kinda wonder whether he's got his own damn prawn farm. I personally guarantee satisfaction. If you don't get any, just look for Jane.

So just remember, bring an umbrella when you're heading down to Chomp Chomp. You'll need a weapon when it comes to looking for seats. The things people do for good food... I'm just glad we made it out alive.