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Banana Leaf Meal at Devi's Cafe & Curry House - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah ( Malaysia )

South Indian Meal with Squid Curry, Rasam, Fish Fry & Fish Gravy



Devi's Cafe & Curry House
Ground Floor, Api Api Centre
Kota Kinabalu

Landmark - Behind Hotel Promenade & Marina Court

Fish Head Curry & South Indian Banana Leaf Meal also available at Jothi's Fish Head Curry & Banana Leaf Restaurant, Ground Floor, Api Api Centre.

Landmark - Near Malaysian Tourism Office & McDonald's

Awesome Holidays in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah & Miri, Sarawak

Mount Kinabalu ( Sabah , Malaysia )


Kinabalu National Park


We stayed at Sutera Pacific





Way to marina





Swimming Pool


Way to swimming pool


Marina at Hotel Sutera Pacific


Way to Sutera Harbour














View from Sutera's Marina


View from our hotel room


Breakfast at Pacific Sutera





My husband and son's parasailing at Sapi island


Barbeque at beach side


Monsopiad Village


Suspension Bridge

Petroleum Museum in Miri Sarawak ( exhibits photographs and information about petroleum industry )

The Grand Old Lady - Miri is the birthplace of Sarawak's and Malaysia's petroleum industry, which remains the major industry of the city. The first oil well was drilled by Shell in 1910 (the Grand Old Lady), and is now a state monument and one of Miri's tourist attractions. ( My husband works with Shell Sarawak Berhad- Miri )

Hotel Grand Palace , Miri



View from our hotel room

Delicious North Indian Dishes

Menu & Venue - Hotel Victoria , Egmore , Chennai ( Tel # 044 - 28193638 ) - During a simple marriage treat.

Vegetable Pulao


Kadai Paneer


Dal Makhani


Vegetable Kofta Curry





Fruit Salad

Variety Breakfast options at Hotel Saravana Bhavan, Chennai

My husband is a great fan of South Indian tiffin varieties. So the 3 of us ( my husband, son & me ) decided to go for an outing one evening. Enjoy these photos..

Medu Vada, Sambar & Coconut Chutney





Paper Roast, Coconut Chutney, Malli Chutney, Tomat Chutney & Milakai Podi





Chana - Bhatura


Soft Idlis


Kara Dosa ( Beetroot, Potato & Tomato filling )


Noodles Samosa


Angoor Rabri


Gajar Ka Halwa

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After all these tasty dishes .... Here's the bill !!!!!

Tutti Fruity Cake

Tutti Fruity Cake

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour ( maida )
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 cup sugar
50 g butter
125 g tutti fruity ( or 75 g tutti fruity + 50 g cherry )
1/4 cup flour for dusting tutti fruity

1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 teaspoon extra butter ( for greasing baking pan )
1 tablespoon extra flour dusting

Method

Dust tutti fruity with 1/4 cup flour and keep aside in a separate container for 1 hour.

Grease baking dish with 2 teaspoon butter and dust with 1 tablespoon flour ( sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of flour inside a cake pan and shake to coat all greased surface. Turn pan upside down to tap out the excess flour ).

Pre heat oven at 180 * C or 350 * F.

Sieve flour, baking powder and salt.

Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add egg and beat until smooth and creamy.

Gently add dusted tutti fruity ( do not add extra flour ). Mix it well slowly.

Add milk and vanilla essence. Gently fold sieved flour mixture. Stir slowly till blended.

Transfer this cake mixture to a greased baking pan ( or paper lined ). Spread evenly with a spatula and bake at 180 * C or 350 * F for 1 hour or till golden brown or till a sewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Run a knife round inside of the pan to loosen the cake, and then invert the pan.