Sabar Menanti @ Kandahar Street

I have been meaning to write a little about Sabar Menanti which is in Malay and it means "Have patience waiting". Very nice name for a eatery.

How do we order our food here? Walk up to their food counter, where there is a wide array of ready-cooked dishes to select from. Let the people behind the counter know whether you want to order dishes for 1 or 2 or any number of people that you wish. If the dishes are meant for more than 2, it would be good to let them know that you want to share the dishes.

The special of the day, in which many people were ordering, was the bittergourd dish. I believe that the dish was stir fried with egg and chillies. Absolutely delicious. Even my friend who hates bittergourd was competing with me to finish it. Picture below.

The next dish that I ordered was the "sambal sotong" (or squid with chilli paste). Another winner of the day. The spiciness and sourness of the chilli gravy was so well balanced with the squid and onion. Just thinking of it makes my mouth-water. Picture below.

Another great dish is the "beef rendang" (a type of dry beef curry, Malay-influenced). Picture below.

We ordered a fried egg. Simple dish, it was. However, since it was spiced up with some chopped shallots and sliced chillies drizzled with "kechap manis". It was so appetizing. And it was topped up with a little saucer of sambal, too delicious for words.

Lastly, we have ordered the "ayam percik" (grilled chicken). It was another winner. The chicken was well marinated with spices (in which I have zero idea) and grilled. Again, this dish was drizzled with "kechap manis" and chopped shallots. Very appetizing.

We have also ordered 2 plates of white rice to go with the above-mentioned dishes. The total cost was SG$12 dollars. Pricing is reasonable. Yes, I have said that the food here is extremely yummy, but the food here is a little on the oily and salty side. But it does not bother me.

We have also ordered a dessert called the "chendol". It was very disappointing. I cannot help noticing that the quality of the "chendol" has been dropping consistently over the past 1 to 2 years. It even used to have durian paste in it which kicked up flavours one notch.

Other than the above mentioned dishes, Sabar Menanti also has "perkedil" (potato cutlets or balls), "kuah nangka" (jackfruit curry) and many other fish dishes which are very popular among patrons.

Address:
Sabar Menanti
48, Kandahar Street
Singapore 198899