Restoran Hatinie is always worth a visit even after Ramadhan is over. During that time it’s got a sinful range of dishes to choose from, including kawah dishes as well as the different perciks. But let’s start with the basics for those of you with the inner kampung soul: the sambal belacan is good. The texture is just right, not dry and clumpy, and the belacan is not too strong that you feel you’re eating belacan on its own. More importantly, it’s got kick. (Read: reasonably pedas).
And what better way to enjoy a side dish of sambal if not with fish, right? Ya, what do you feel like having? Salted fish? Fried fish? They have both, each with several selections. If your inner kampung self is feeling really kampung, we recommend any of the salted fish or fried kembung rebus with plain rice. Although, the bawal is also yummy juicy and has the right kind of crusty kunyit coating over it. Or, if you’re into kettle “spare parts”, they also have fried lungs and liver.
While for some anything durian based should be banned from existence, there’s sambal tempoyak here and it goes down well with many of the patrons. If your taste buds are kinky like that, whack some onto your rice and mix it all to mush. It seems that’s the only way to have it.
Those big on ulam – or if you’re half rabbit – Hatinie is the place to go. The ulam spread is probably one of the best in Klang Valley, no joke. We recommend ulam raja for amateurs and the tenggek burung for those looking for a slight citrus-y zing. For the latter, be sure to pick the young shoots. These are smaller leaves and are slightly light-green. The young shoots aren’t chewy, so you won’t feel like you’re eating a mango tree.
"The sambal belacan here is good"
For proper vegetable crunch, they also have kacang botol, long beans and cucumber. But if you’re a real Indiana Jones of ulam, go for the petai, jering and terung rembang. The jering quality here is quite consistent so you can look forward to sink your teeth into these nice young things for a bitter-crunchy journey straight to nirvana. And terung rembang … maaan … there’s nothing like some terung rembang in your nasi lauk. These green miniature cherry-looking things are a must-have, especially since they’re not easily found in restaurants. Or … if you’re looking for the softer ulams, they also have boiled jantung pisang and okra.
They also have chicken percik here. The Hatinie folks are Kelantanese so the percik is done slightly sweet. And then there’s the siput sedut masak lemak kuning! While the Kelantanese are known for their sweet tooth, this dish has on several occasions been on the salty side.
It’s quite off-putting when that happens, but if you’re one of those siput sedut vampires you’d forgive them for the bad salt day. It is otherwise a recommended dish if you enjoy these little aquatic snails and like some kunyit soup on your rice. What’s more, the success rate of sucking the creatures out of their shells here is very high. It is fact that in many other restaurants, the shells are empty or are just simply --- unsuckable!
Expensive, this restaurant is. The food here is generally costs more than in other places. But you can count on quality and selection. Most people prefer to take away during Ramadhan, tho you can break fast there as well. They traditionally close for a whole month for Hari Raya and then they re-open and are flocked by Shah Alam office folks during lunch, and families for dinner and on weekends.
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The creme caramel here is good
Used to go here for nasi ayam when we were too lazy to cook. But that was way way back then when I was unmarried living in Malaysia. Love their traditional kelantan kuih too, but unfortunately forgot the name of it.
by flowerDecember 24, 2008 6:57AM
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Restoran Hatinie
Address:
Jalan Selendang 10/10, Shah Alam Tel: 019 2667810
Open:
Mon - Sat: 7:30 am - 11:00 pm Sun: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Pros:
A good spread for lunch, and lots of delicious ulams
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Used to go here for nasi ayam when we were too lazy to cook. But that was way way back then when I was unmarried living in Malaysia. Love their traditional kelantan kuih too, but unfortunately forgot the name of it.
by flower December 24, 2008 6:57AM
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