Famous Jalan 223 nasi lemak

It was 10.30 pm tonight and the big crowd at the Selera Jaya 223 food court at Jalan 223, Petaling Jaya was considered normal. It is open 24 hours and packed most of the time as the place serves as a food court for factory workers working at the surrounding factories.

Although there were 60 stalls selling different types of food, not all of them open at the same time. Some stalls open only in the daytime and others at night. in fact, the main attraction at this food court is the nasi lemak.
So me and my friends were lucky enough to find a place to seat. A stall helper quickly placed on our table a plate filled with nasi lemak packed in banana leaf.

It was hot nasi lemak fresh from the cooking pot! The rice was soft and easy to digest. The taste was real good. The big crowd who came for the nasi lemak is a testimony to it.

There was only the rice, spicy sambal (chilli) and a half hard boiled egg. No cucumber slices, no small dried ikan bilis and no roasted peanuts. Well, what do you expect for RM1.20 a packet, just up from original RM1.00 due to recent petrol price hike. 

There were also two other nasi lemak stalls open but Stall No.6 known as Gerai Yati No.6 seems to be the favourite of the patrons there.

If you are for tasty nasi lemak panas (hot) with no fuss and no frill at low cost, this is the right place.

Note:Nasi lemak is a Malay word that means 'rice in cream'. The name is derived from the cooking process whereby rice is soaked in rich coconut cream and then the mixture steamed. Traditionally, this comes as a platter with cucumber slices, small dried anchovies (ikan bilis), roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg and hot spicy sauce (sambal). It is often sold packed in brown paper or banana leaf.

The Gerai Yati stall No.6 is the favourite of patrons at the food court.

Yati (foreground) and her two workers packing the nasi lemak hot from the cooking pot.

The Selera Jaya 223 food court is always packed with people.

The nasi lemak packed in banana leaf.