Comments on: tasty chicken and lamb mandy @ al-rawsha

By: KK

KK — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:40:39 +0000

al rawsha is lebanese, but mandy rice itself is actually a traditional dish from Yemen. mandy is yemeni, just as how couscous is moroccan.. Most arab restaurants now serve mandy and hire yemeni chefs (from yemen or saudi) to serve mandy. Sahara Tent, for example is moroccan concept, but they do serve mandy rice

I’m not surprised if the mandy reminds you of batu pahat biryani. Johor (and singapore) is a home for a huge community of yemeni descendants for hundreds of years (Al Attas, Al Saggaf, Banafe, Bawazer, etc etc). The johorian food and culture (take the zapin dance, for example) has a significant yemen arab influence.

By: zann

zann — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:46:54 +0000

Have tried lamb mandy at Al Rawsha , Sahara Tent somewhere near Hotel Istana.and also Wadi Hadramaut just before petronas jln damai. i feel wadi hadramaut more authentic. Reasonable price too and pleasant decor. have yet to savour good moroccan tagine. Missed it at al maghreb lorong damai 9. Hope it’s still there. Reportedly good there it seems.

By: enton

enton — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:16:59 +0000

al-jazeera? the food is so-so and the restaurant is also so-so. i’d rather eat at ariana, same row as al-jazeera – arianna is a very, very clean place and the food is consistently good. the owners husband and wife are real friendly. portion is huge and price is very reasonable.

By: Suanie

Suanie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:15:13 +0000

sirasain: honestly i think al-rawsha’s QC a bit fail. i’ve been back many times, sometimes they are awesome and sometimes they are okay only. will keep the restaurant you went to in mind, i love the spice mix!

By: sirasain

sirasain — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:22:32 +0000

honestly..i agree with u the taste of chicken or lamb mandy …last Saturday..we had our buka puasa at ARABIIC/YAMANI RESTAURANT .AL-JAZZERA @Cyberjaya…my kids asked to go the next day to eat chicken mandy again…wish can go to Al-Rawsha for Arab dish…yummy!

By: Suanie

Suanie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:08:14 +0000

whimsicaljottings: that goes to show how awesome the chicken mandy was

jason: hahahhaha come to KL, bring it on ! we have a mandy rice chow down

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:21:05 +0000

Suanie : LOL. How about another 8 pieces of chicken?

By: whimsicaljottings

whimsicaljottings — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:23:15 +0000

OMG!!! Blasphemy!! Better than BP beryani??? How can!!!

By: Suanie

Suanie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:21:14 +0000

jason: IS THAT A CHALLENGE?!?! WHAT ARE WE COMPETING FOR

aeroplane: it would be for one person. that platter above is for 6 people

eiling: there’s this restaurant in penang that serves claypot nasi beryani. apparently they put saffron in it. quite delicious!

By: eiling

eiling — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:28:24 +0000

Looks like something from an Iranian/arab restaurant. I had something like this when I was in Dubai but since then, i can’t find any restautrants that serve this dish as good. I am in love with the rice with saffron! Yummy. Will give it a try when I’m free!