Mothers. If you ask anyone on the street who is the greatest person they've ever met, 9 out of 10 wow say its their mama! A big shout out to my mom and all the moms in Melbourne and in asianland.
Intro
Mama Chan is curry cook originally from Japan and all her curry customers would call her 'okaasan' and in the early 2000s she and her family moved to Hong Kong her customers would address her by her Hong Kong name, 'Mrs. Chan'. Finally she got on a boat and arrived on the shores of Melbourne where everyone calls her 'Mama Chan'.
Mama Chan's restaurant is by word of mouth and special invitation only. Fortunately for me, her son is none other than Australia's current FIFA10 champion, Nat Chan. And that is how I got to eat Mama Chan's curry.
Mama Chan's twin pack special, Dhal and Korma with rice.
Nice package. Speaking of packages, here is a riddle, " A man was found dead in an open field with a package beside him. How did he die? " You can ask me any question but I can only comment, "Yes", "No" and "Irrelevant". I might also say "Futile".
Opening the lid, is the twin curries. Korma and dhal. Presentation is visually pleasing. Points for that. The dhal spilt over the rice is my fault :P
Zooming in on the korma. Nice rich colour. Cant wait to dig in. You must click to view in all its glory. This small pic doesnt do it justice
The dhal. Consistency is like mash potato. You can see my two fingerprints to determine its consistency ^_^v
When one has curry, you must have it with pappadams. You can buy them from KFL supermarkets.
Just place them in the microwave.
And cook for 45 seconds. I am a big fan of Sanyo home appliances. Microwaves and vaccuums.
Tada! Instant pappadams.
45 seconds might be too long as the edges are a bit burnt.
First impressions: Meatballs and curry! Meatballs are an Aussie tradition!
"if it ain't got meatballs it ain't Australian" - quoted by some australian immigrant.
"Why we even have Maggi(TM) mee meatball flavour, dope yo! " - quoted by the same australian immigrant, possibly an asian or italian or an italasian?!
A first for me to have meatball in curry. Usually its beef (which can be tricky to cook), the common chicken or even fish or veggies. I like the meatballs in curry. I especially love Ikea(TM) meatballs.
The meat was at the right texture and wasnt dried or bouncy. Plus points. Note there wasnt any meat in the dhal. Now onto the sauce.
Korma: Big portions of meatballs. Nice and meaty. A nice sweet tangy flavour can't figure out what spice was used. Not spicy at all. I like that. Dope yo.
Dhal: Creamy thick consistency almost like mash potatoes. The flavour of the dhal balanced the korma. Great insight, mama chan.
Overall comments and rating: Great eat. Portions of meat and sauce and rice is just right. Very happy with balance of taste between the two sauces. Dhal was a tad bit thickish and creamy (This is comparing to Kayu's dhal, of course). Kayu is an Indian restaurant that is the Malaysian governing body of curries.
4 out of 5 stars.
Happy Mother's day! Sorry it took awhile but I was review Grand Theft Auto4 and my review of it is 2 out of 5 stars!!!
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