After a quick 10,000 step brisk walk between 2.30pm to 4.00pm; I had a refreshing cooling, shower. Though the sun was not blazing hot due to some fairly cloudy skies; the weather was still very hot. I had to go for my walk at this time because I had a busy morning and the evening was going to be busy, as well.

I left the house as soon as I got ready after the shower and headed to P.J. (Petaling Jaya), as it is more popularly known as.

An hour and a half later, we were on our way back to Subang Jaya. I had just picked Jeannie up from her office; then drove another 6.3km (kilometres) to Damansara Heights to pick Laura up from her office.

The traffic was pretty smooth flowing both ways. In fact, we arrived 10 minutes before Laura’s work ended for the day.

As we were about to get on the ramp towards Subang Jaya from the Federal Highway, the usual question popped up: “What are we having for dinner?” I immediately thought of Taj Curry House which was near where we were at that time.

Laura said, “Taj”. I said that was where I thought of going too.

So, Taj Curry House it was then. My mouth began to water thinking of the chicken varuvel dish. Super hot and spicy dish. Super delicious.

As we sat at a table, the waitress came to take our order. It is worth mentioning that at most Indian restaurants, there are only waiters to take and serve your orders. This waitress, who has been at Taj for a few months now, can take pride of being the one and only waitress at an Indian restaurant; at least in Subang Jaya, And she is good at her work.

The waitress knows our regular orders. However, she asked if we wanted to add other dishes, too.

Laura ordered rice with chicken varuvel and fish curry gravy. Simple meal, super delicious!

Jeannie and I ordered the same meal – roti canai. I asked for 2 pieces. The roti canai in most places have shrunk in size yet has seen several price increases. It is still amongst the cheapest meals you can get. With our roti canai came fish curry gravy, dhall and sambal as a set. The fish curry and dhall here, at Taj’s Curry House; has always been good. Warning about the sambal: It is extremely spicy yet delicious. The way to eat this (or the way I eat this) is to add a very little bit to each spoon portion you eat. Yes, we generally eat this meal with fork and spoon. Unlike the traditionalists who tear pieces of the bread (roti canai) and dip it into one or two or all 3 condiments including the sambal (like me) and eat it.

A side note: You can order this meal in a slightly different way. You can ask for “roti banjir” -literally translated from Bahasa Malaysia into English as “bread flood”. This means your roti canai will come with the fish curry and dhall poured together onto the roti canai. They pour lots of the fish curry and dhall until the roti canai looks somewhat submerged. Hence the word “banjir” or “flooded”.😂

For drinks, Jeannie and I had “Limau ais”, Bahasa Malaysia for “cold Lime juice”.

Our meal was satisfying – tasty and reasonably priced, too. Sitting in the comforts of air-conditioning. The environment was good.

We met Suzan Manen and Timothy Lam dining there, at the restaurant. We were all in the church choir some years back. Suzan and Timothy were just sharing some of their stories and experiences about Greece, especially Santorini. They had a wonderful time. They just returned back to Malaysia and were rekindling themselves to the taste of Malaysian food – which they missed very much. It was good meeting with them after a long time.

Roti canai. tosai, or rice with the various curries and sambals, the Taj Curry House in SS12, Subang Jaya; is worth checking out. Prices are reasonable.