38 R E V I E Wby Fong Wai Ling

Former Miss Malaysia Universe, Datuk Yasmin Yusuf had a tough time decid-ing which eatery outlet to name as her

favourite when KL Lifestyle asked for her recommendation. “I’m such a foodie!” the former beauty queen exclaims. “But if I still need to choose one, I will just go with the one I frequent the most, which is Sri Nirwana Maju in Bangsar, right opposite Bangsar Village 2”

Sri Nirwana needs no introduction as most city folks would have named this place as one of the best banana leaf restaurants in town by now. The restaurant also always seems to have endless throng of patrons, especially during the evenings and weekend mornings.

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serve leftovers and their signature dhall is just wonderful – thick and not watery like in other Indian restaurants. Plus they serve fresh fruit juices!” Yasmin said. “I also notice that the standard of their food is always consistent, I’ve never been disappointed before,” she added.

Who: Datuk Yasmin YusufWhere: Sri Nirwana Maju, BangsarNo. 43, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100 KLTel: 03 2287 8445

I also notice that thestandard of their food is always

consistent, I’ve never been disappointed before ”

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Yasmin’s favourite dish whenever she eats at Sri Nirwana Maju will be the Rawa Thosai (RM1.50). She says that she usually have breakfast at the restaurant twice a week after her golfing session. She also visits the place for lunch and dinner with her friends. Her frequent visits to the restaurant is an act of recommendation to many close friends and family that her sister is now a convert!

A recommendation from Yasmin will be the chili chicken (RM5.00) which is usually

served during lunch hours. She also sug-gested the deep fried bitter gourd for those who are having banana leaf rice. The deep friend bitter gourd comes as a complimentary side dish for the banana leaf meal.

“Sri Nirwana Maju also decorates their outlet according to the Malaysian festivities.

According to Yasmin, Sri Nirwana Maju owns three winning combinations that propels her to visit the place again and again – the food, the price and the service. “The waiters are always smiling and they always remember what I ordered before. Now that is service worth noting,”

“Sri Nirwana Maju is also the first Indian restaurant in Kuala Lumpur to be awarded the DBKL Cleanliness Award. They never

For example, during Chinese New Year, they will be hanging out lanterns and during Christ-mas, they will have Christmas decoration to go with the mood,” observes Yasmin.

Sri Nirwana Maju also has a chain outlet in USJ Taipan. So the next time you are crav-ing for authentic Indian food, head on down to Sri Nirwana Maju to see why it had gotten the former beauty queen’s approval.

Rawa Thosai

Deep-Fried Squid

Chilli Chicken

Deep-Fried Bitter Gourd

KL Lifestyle seeks restaurant recommendations from former actress Datuk Yasmin Yusuf.