When in Klang, imbibe the Indian part of Klang with an authentic Indian drink and sweets. Pass by Mohana Restaurant and you will pause for its colourful view of Indian sweets in different shapes and sizes behind the transparent glass.
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| Imbibe the Indian part of Klang with authentic Indian food |
First order of business, get a dose of Indian tea or properly said, masala chai. The masala chai was initially consumed by the Indians as a form of herbal medicine rather than a flavoured beverage. The ancient Ayurvedic texts influenced some of the chai malasa spice mixtures.
The British began promoting the tea as a beverage for for pleasurable consumption in India but in English style. After several episodes of evolution, the masala chai is made it through as an Indian staple.
When you receive the drink at Mohana Restaurant, be mesmerized by the smell of herbs. You can tell that a lot has gone into the cup of tea. I could make out that there was definitely ginger, cinnamon and star anise. After some research, I found out other spices are cardamom, fennel seeds, nutmeg, and cloves. It comes in a metal cup that is in a mini basin. The basin is not for nothing.
Stretch your tea to cool it or to further bring out the fragrance in the tea. While doing that, remember to get some one to record it for the Gram =)
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| Masala chai RM 4.20 with condensed milk and RM 5.10 with cow's milk |
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| How to drink masala tea when they serve it in 2 containers like this |
Indian sweets are famed to be extremely sugary. This is a habit inherited from the lack of technology in the olden days. In hot and humid India, without refrigerators, one way to preserve these milk and coconut-based desserts is to sweeten them. Here are all the sweets available at Mohana's. Can you name all of them?
Do note that although the sweets look attractive and can be addictive (because of sugar), these energy bars should be eaten in moderation to avoid health problems like obesity and diabetes.
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| Can you name all the sweets? |
C. Coconut candy
D&F. Paal gova
E. Mysore Paak
G. Laddoo
J. Arhirasam
L. Halwa
M. Jalebi
N. Boondi Ke Ladoo
Source: My friend Divya Nair
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| Kacang putih |
If banana leaf rice is your choice of meal here, be warned as it would be difficult to resist as the side dishes are dished right to your face giving you no restriction to those delicious options like fried fish, fried chicken, curry mutton and eggs. The banana leaf style here interestingly resembles the serving style of Chinese dim sum restaurants.
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| Don't they look like dim sum? |
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| Restoran Mohana |
Mohana Restaurant
No.119, Jalan Tengku Kelana, Kawasan 1, 41000 Klang, Selangor
Tel: 03-3372 7659
