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Ikan Siakap Tiga Rasa at Sutera Village near Sutera Mall in Johor Bahru CLOSED

Awww... I love this Ikan Siakap Tiga Rasa from Restoran Sutera Village (near Sutera Mall).

Closed. Fish Head Asam Pedas at Sutera Village Near Sutera Mall, Johor Bahru

Farid the friendly owner of Restoran Sutera Village invited Johor Kaki to try their Fish Head Asam Pedas which they have recently added to their menu.

The Fish Head Asam Pedas is served as set meals to cater to small groups and families. The set meals come in 2-3 person servings and in 4-6 person servings. Three types of fish are available, namely Ikan Siakap, Ikan Merah and Ikan Kaci.

We had the Ikan Merah fish head asam pedas set for 2-3 persons for RM50.

The centrepiece of the set was, of course, this Ikan Merah fish head cooked in asam pedas. Sutera Village's asam pedas uses the home recipe of Farid's grandmother, which Norhayati (Farid's wife) has mastered.

The asam pedas gravy was made with many ingredients. Those that I could see include tomatoes, onions, lady's fingers, torch ginger flower, curry leaves and many ground spices.

In terms of taste and flavours, Sutera Village's asam pedas resembled that from the popular restorans Merlin and Coco Garden in Muar and Restoran Ikan Asam Pedas in Kluang.

The asam pedas is sourish from asam (tamarind) and salty from (I guess) belacan and preserved limes. The soupy asam pedas gravy was only mildly spicy with the mix of ingredients adding interesting notes and textures to the gravy.

The fresh Ikan Merah fish head itself was quite large, more than enough for 3 people to share. The head was served whole, unlike some places that slice the head in half.

There was also this chunky piece of fresh Ikan Merah steak included. So, friend or family in the party who is not a fish head person, could still join in the asam pedas set meal.

For the side dish, we have a choice of either fried beansprouts or fried kangkung belacan. We tried both :))

The beansprouts were nicely executed. The plump sprouts were still crunchy and juicy, and sauce was tasty.

The kangkung belacan was just as well prepared and had that touch of savouriness from the belacan.

Sutera Village's fish head asam pedas set was satisfying and the dishes had that home cooked feel. The atmosphere in the restaurant was relaxed and unhurried. Food is prepared in the small quantities ordered and served up straight from the kitchen freshly cooked, just like at home.

I need to mention Sutera Village's sambal chili. It is freshly made with grounded green chili. Very spicy and had that savouriness that I guessed came from mixing in belacan.

Meet Norhayati, the lady boss behind the delicious food. Norhayati is assisted in the kitchen by a former hotel chef and a crew.

Sutera Village also serves very good ayam penyet which I tried earlier. Click on the picture to read the article.

Sutera-Village-Near-Sutera-Mall-Johor-Bahru

Restaurant name: Restoran Sutera Village

Address: 69, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/2, Taman Sutera Utama, Johor Bahru (near Sutera Mall)

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/o2DRP

GPS: 1.515335,103.667555

Hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm (closed on Monday)

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Date visited: 1 Feb 2013

Ayam Penyet at Sutera Village near Sutera Mall in Taman Sutera Utama, Johor Bahru (Business Closed)

My family and friends know that I am a big fan of Ayam Penyet. When my office was not too far from my favourite Ayam Penyet stall, I had Ayam Penyet at least once or twice a week, to the chagrin of my lunch kakis.

Norhayati, the lady boss making their Must Try coconut jelly

Sutera Village just opened for business at the popular shoplots near Sutera Mall and the owners Farid and Norhayati invited me to try their Ayam Penyet. I am not sure if Farid and Norhayati knew my craving for Ayam Penyet :P

Sutera Village is a simple and cosy café with a neat air conditioned interior and an al fresco dining area outside. Sutera Village is managed by Farid and Norhayati supported by a Chef who had experience working in a famous hotel in JB.

To me, good ayam penyet has four qualities. The best Ayam Penyet is where good chicken, sambal, rice and soup all come together.

At Sutera Village, the large chicken thigh was fried till golden brown yet the flesh was still tender and slightly juicy.

Sutera Village uses fresh chicken which is softer, moistier and sweeter. Average ayam penyet stalls use frozen chicken so the meat tends to be fibrous, dry and more or less tasteless.

Sutera Village serves a pulpy green chili sambal which is spicy hot, tangy and savoury. This sambal is good for dipping the chicken daintily as it enhances the chicken meat's flavour. It would be perfect if I could also have a milder and sweeter sambal that I can mix into the rice in large dollops, just like the way we eat nasi lemak. It's just my own quirkiness and I shall ask for this next time :P

Sutera Village is especially proud of their unique Nasi Beriani Ayam Penyet which is served with Basmati rice. The fragrant rice cooked with many spices is served compacted which many people like. Personally, I prefer my beriani rice to be looser and fluffier.

The Beriani Ayam Penyet costs RM10.90 and Sutera Village also serves the basic Ayam Penyet with steamed white rice at RM8.90.

The accompanying chicken soup has body and was tasty, similar to those at other ayam penyet shops that I also liked.

Sutera Village's Ayam Penyet would be my choice if me or my friends are near Sutera Mall area and are craving for Ayam Penyet.

We also had this chicken nuggets served in a large glass. The chicken nuggets go very well with that smooth eggy buttery slightly sweet sauce in the background.

The fish and chips made with fresh Ikan Siakap at RM11.90.

Farid and Norhayati said I should also come back to try Sutera Village's Tangkak style Nasi Lemak and their family recipe Asam Pedas. I am looking forward to that :)