Makan trip @ Ah Lit Village Restaurant

It has been a long time since i last went for a makan trip with my friends. So when my colleagues planned to make a foody trip to Ah Lit Village Restaurant @ Seri Kembangan, i jumped with excitement. Not just because it was a fun outing with a bunch of great people, but i also heard that the food was magnificent. It was even featured in the paper sometime back!

Yesterday, we made a deal among us to leave work early because the journey to Seri Kembangan is pretty far. It was located at the other part of the town (closer to my place), not to mention the heavy traffic during rush hour when everyone is trying to get back home on a Friday nite. -___-

The traffic wasnt THAT BAD (considering that it was drizzling a lil), surprisingly, until we reached the seri kembangan area. If any of you dont like to stay in Ampang because it is very jam, then im sure you dont wanna stay in Seri Kembangan. It is WORSE! Lots of cars on the road and since i am a stranger to that place, i was forced to cut the queue most of the time because i was driving at the wrong lane for turning (when i was supposed to go straight). So sorry.. luckily no one really gets mad at me.. *puts up an innocent face*

But the food was worth the heavy traffic there. It is indeed very good and delicious. Prolly because we were too hungry, we ended up ordering 9 dishes for 12 of us. Initially there were just 7, but we added more while waiting for others to arrive. :)


Their menu (click for larger image)

First up was their famous Deep Fried Threadfin (Ma Yau). The fish meat was taken out from the skin and then minced before putting them back in like a paste and fried. Boneless and delicious.. *yummy*


Deep Fried Threadfin (Ma Yau)

Also another signature dish from the restaurant is the steamed village chicken. The meat was smooth and tangy (that is the reason why ppl like to eat village chicken - cos village chicken tends to run more and thus they have a lot of muscles). Half of a chicken looked more than what we have expected but nothing goes wasted...


Steamed Village Chicken

The sweet and sour pork ribs was really one of my favourites that nite. I dunno why they called it "Jit Kong", it doesnt make any sense to me. But all i do understand is the food is unresistable! It is crispy and juicy at the same time. The sauce was just perfect.


"Jit Kong" Pork Ribs

I know some of you may not like this, i dont either at the beginning. The sound of eating snails just doesnt appeal to me that much. But when the garlic sauce snails came to our table, i was surprised to see that the "snail" doesnt really look like a snail. OK, maybe i havent seen a snail without its shell before, but it wasnt as disgusting as i thought it could be - like a lizard or snake. PY was never gonna eat something like that either, but she ended up loving it! It is good that she gave it a try to prove that the dish was actually very nice. We all love it too! That is what i say put your perception away for a while and be open! :)


Snails cooked with garlic sauce (do they look any disgusting to u?)

To balance out the meat that we are having, we ordered a plate of stir fried choy tam to give our stomach a break. It was just a normal vege dish but we are still contented. We aint that spoiled :P


Stir fried "Choy Tam"

Coming up is another dish that will definitely scare away any foreigners who come to visit Malaysia. Haha. It's a frog (called Tin Kai in Cantonese) cooked with lots of ginger. This is the first time i had frogs served this way. Normally it's cooked with dried chili (kung pou) or in a porridge.


"Tin Kai' cooked with ginger sauce

Yam basket is very popular among my colleagues. Dont ask me why. But the yam that we had is not the same as the American definition of yam. Apparently, yam = potato in US. Weird huh..

In the United States, sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are often referred to as "yams". Sweet potatoes labeled as "yams" are widely available in markets such as those that serve Asian or Caribbean communities.
- Wikipedia


Yam basket with mix vege and meat

This kangkung dish is ordered by Eric. There is a story behind this, but not gonna post it here.


Fried Kangkung

Alert: What u are going to see below is a very high cholesterol dish!

Squid fried with salted egg - definitely a killer. Beware if u have high blood pressure, dont say i never warn u in advance. BUT if u can eat this, it's just amazing! I love it! *fingers licking good*


Squid fried with salted egg

The bill came up to RM220.60, very affordable considering the amount of food that we had. We were all very satisfied with this makan trip. I will surely bring my mom and relatives to come here and try it someday.