Dry-ageing eel and chicken in the special cabinet at Joon Dining |
Dry-ageing eel and chicken in the special cabinet at Joon Dining |
For the lamb version, the meat is roasted before it’s added to the rice whilst the chicken is spice-marinated. The original version uses cauliflower but to suit local tastebuds, eggplant, potatoes and carrots are used instead. Raisins, peanuts and almonds are included as well.
Formerly a trainer for the housekeeping department at Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Mas first ventured into the food business by serving mostly healthy salads, soup and sandwiches out of a rented kitchen in an old bungalow, for patrons of a yoga studio in the same premise.
Then she ran a small café at
SACC Mall’s indoor kids’ playground before partnering with another home-based
caterer to open Spiced Pumpkin Café in 2016.
Now she is the sole proprietor
after her business partner opted out due to unforeseen circumstances. “I’ve
maintained her husband’s Middle Eastern recipes such as Nasi Maqlubah and Nasi
Mandy but I’ve also added some Malay specialities into the menu.”
The former comes laden with the house special sauce, melted cheese, hot sauce and chilli flakes. Cheese lovers can relish the latter as the nibbles are topped with three types of melted cheese, beef bacon bits and chopped jalapeño.
Mas levels up her Kunafa with Tres Leches (RM16.50): mozzarella and cream, orange blossom syrup, dried rose petals and crushed pistachios. The whole ensemble is creamy, mildly sweet and nutty; with pleasing whiffs of orange blossom and rose.
She also bestows similar treatment to Kuih Lopes with Tres Leches and Ice Cream (RM9.50). Coated in coconut flakes, the wedge of pandan-infused glutinous rice pairs marvellously with gula Melaka, cream and vanilla ice cream. Ditto for the Sago Pudding with Tres Leche and Gula Melaka (RM7.50).
Somehow, we couldn’t wrap our head around the South American-inspired Tres Leches Cake (RM15). Dry sponge cake is traditionally soaked in cream, milk and fruits, but Mas improvises hers slightly by immersing the sponge cake into milk prior to serving. Topped with canned fruit, this dessert fails to hit the spot for us.
For reservations at Spiced
Pumpkin Café, call hp no:019 2728317. Address: Lot
291, Kompleks KPPMS, 2, Jalan RU 3/9a, Shah Alam, Selangor. Business hours:
Mon-Thurs 12 pm –7 pm, Sat 12 pm – 930 pm. Closed on Sun.
Festive Buffet Lunch
(1 to 31 December 2022)
· Monday to Friday, 12pm to 2.30pm: Festive at Vasco's
Price: RM148 nett per adult and RM88 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
· Saturday and Sunday, 12.30pm to 3pm: Festive at Vasco's
Price: RM208 nett per adult and RM108 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
Festive Buffet Dinner
(1 to 31 December 2022)
· Sun to Thurs, 6.30pm to 10.30pm: Festive Seafood Buffet
Price: RM198 nett per adult and RM98 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
· Fri and Sat, 6.30pm to 10.30pm: Festive Super Seafood Buffet
Price: RM228 nett per adult and RM118 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
·
Beverage package: RM120
nett per adult (2 hours)
Enjoy
free-flow house wine, Carlsberg bottle beer, soft drinks and chilled juices
Christmas Eve Dinner
Special (24 December 2022)
·
A Cracking Christmas
at Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Price:
RM298 nett per adult and RM128 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
Time:
6.30pm to 10.30pm
Christmas Day – The
Big Festive Feast (25 December 2022)
·
Christmas Day Lunch:
Price:
RM298 nett per adult and RM128 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
Time: 1.00pm to 3.30pm
·
Christmas Day Dinner:
Price:
RM268 nett per adult and RM118 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
Time: 6.30pm to 10.30pm
·
Beverage package: RM160
nett per adult (2-hours)
Enjoy
free-flow house wine, Carlsberg bottle beer, soft drinks and chilled juices
New Year’s Eve Dinner
Celebration (31 December 2022)
·
New Year’s Eve Dinner:
Price:
RM298 nett per adult and RM149 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
Time: 1.00pm to 3.30pm
·
Beverage package: RM160
nett per adult (2-hours)
Enjoy
free-flow house wine, Carlsberg bottle beer, soft drinks and chilled juices
New Year Lunch
Celebration (1 January 2023)
·
New Year Lunch:
Price:
RM208 nett per adult and RM108 nett per child (5yrs to 11yrs)
Time: 1.00pm to 3.30pm
·
Beverage package: RM160
nett per adult (2 hours)
Enjoy
free-flow house wine, Carlsberg bottle beer, soft drinks and chilled juices
For reservations or more information,
please call Hilton Kuala Lumpur, tel: 03-2264 2264 or visit www.eatdrinkhilton.com
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