After recently learning how to cook capati and tortilla breads at the FC kitchen, I’ll never understand why a place would choose to precook and then reheat their capatis resulting in a dry and stale flatbread. It’s an extremely simple mix of atta flour, water, and salt, a small amount of kneading, a short resting period and you can roll out the capatis and cook them within minutes.

This is why I enjoy the capati at K.R. Mani; they cook it fresh every single time. The dough is already mixed and upon ordering they roll it out and toss it on the pan till it browns and crisps up on both sides. This small effort results in warm soft pliable bread that soaks up delicious curries without being too dry or chalky. This is a “healthy” meal that I could indulge in all day, especially with the tasty fish curry to dip the bread in.

The capati is not the only thing worth making a trip here for though. If you prefer rice as your carb of choice pair it with the fried bitter gourd or chicken. It’s all done fresh before a rush comes in. The bitter gourd crisps are crunchy and full of flavour, not an oily chewy piece in sight. I also quite enjoyed their fried chicken that isn’t greasy or heavily battered. It makes for a light but flavourful chicken that is crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. I’m sure the fish is done well here too, but I didn’t get a chance to try it out this time around.

"Fresh every single time"

Also do make sure to douse your rice with the various curries available as they are bold in flavour and I enjoy that they aren’t watered down like curries at some places tend to be. They also have vegetarian curries that are equally as good as the meat ones, chock full tasty veggies.

Another must have over here is their thosai, while it is not as crisp as most places it has more heft and there is less of the overpowering ghee taste. I find the chewy crisp texture more favourable to the extra crispy flaky kind because it’s much easier to tear and dunk this into the curry or dip of choice without losing half of it.

I find the service here to be very attentive and don’t be put off by the location because while it sits on the very busy Jln Ipoh you still get the feeling that you’re in a peaceful place as trees and vines surround this little stall. It’s a little getaway within the hustle and bustle of things to get a delicious curry fix.

Meal for 4: RM 22

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