Hands up if you love keropok lekor...
A childhood favorite of mine, I remember queuing up for this Terengganu specialty during recess period in school. Drenched in a sweet chilli sauce, it was a treat I looked forward to having.
Baby D gives the keropok lekor his seal of approval...
Makan sekali, mahu lagi...
For the uninitiated, keropok lekor is a traditional street snack originating from the East Coast of Malaysia and now popular all over Malaysia, including Selangor. It is made from fish, starch flour (tepung sagu) and a little salt and rolled into a tubular shape, resembling a sausage, hence it is sometimes called fish sausage. It is then boiled, and served or optionally it can be deep fried. It is best eaten hot off the wok, but can also be eaten cold.
Here at Kak Min's keropok lekor stall, she sells them in two versions, the deep fried "sausage" type as well as thinly sliced crispy keropok keping. Naturally as a foodie, we had to get both types to sample. Crispy with a slightly chewy interior, it was love at first bite. All the fond memories of eating keropok lekor as a student came flooding back. The homemade chilli sauce was both sweet and spicy, hence it was agreeable even with the kids.
Kak Min with her goods
The thin crispy keropok lekor.. so addictive!
Fish sausage.. these are my personal favorite!
There's also karipap, samosa and donuts
The stall surroundings (next to the Minang Ria Apartments)
If you like them crispy, then you will like the keropok keping which resembles prawn crackers but are even crunchier. For me, they were both stars in their own right. I found them so addictive and we finished them in a matter of minutes. They are also affordably priced at RM1 for 6 pieces, so next time I'm getting at least 12 pieces just for myself!
Other than keropok lekor, Kak Min also sells doughnuts, karipap and samosa. I found the samosa with its curry potato filling to be rather good too.
Kak Min's keropok lekor stall is located directly opposite SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2 and next to the Minang Ria Apartments. Since it is a street stall, there is no seating available here hence you can take away and bring it home to savour. Or if you can't wait, eat it on the spot!
Our teatime treat
My kids enjoying the keropok lekor
My favorite tree at our housing area
Kak Min's keropok lekor is definitely one delicious teatime treat. We will be back for more!
Full set of photos can be viewed on my Facebook page here.
Opening times: 11am to 7pm, closed on Sundays. (I think they're also closed during Ramadan period)
Price: RM1 for 6 pieces of keropok lekor.
Location: Kak Min Keropok Lekor Ori Ganu, Persiaran Minang 4, 43200 Batu 9 Cheras, Selangor.
GPS Coordinates: 3.055593,101.755371
Hi there! Hope you had a great stay in Singapore, look forward to reading all about your visits to the various restaurants here. Really nice catching up with you, and let's do this again sometime, either when you are here in SG or if I come up to Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteThese snacks look wonderful. I tried the fish sausage when I was in KL recently... it was really nice. What a pity I don't find these in Singapore - Mich
Hi Mich, it was a real pleasure meeting you too. Do let me know if you come to KL and likewise if I go to SG :)
DeleteEven in KL, these keropok lekor are really hard to find nowadays. Was so happy when I found this stall and it's not too far from my house.
I like Keropok lekor too.. I prefer the long fat ones compared to the thin crispy ones.
ReplyDeletewow.. yr kids will dip the keropok in the slightly spicy sauce?
Jennifer, I also prefer the fat long ones, but if you give me the crispy ones also no problem! :P
DeleteThe sauce was more sweet than spicy, hence they liked it. Actually my son was more interested in eating the sauce than the keropok lekor. LOL!
They certainly look good. Most that I've seen very greyish, black like that... Not so appetising. I hope she opened the kuihs for you to take photographs - not all open like that. I notice it's very typical of Malay stalls over there and they're not in the least bothered about the flies...
ReplyDeleteAnd for the price, I think it's superb la!
DeleteI love the fat one but for the sauce I found that different stall have different recipe, some are not nice so I just eat the keropok plain :P
ReplyDeleteOh what kind of sauce you like? More spicy type? I know some shops just use bottled sauce that's why not nice.
Deletei've only ever eaten keropok lekor as the fish sausage type; i've never seen the crispy thin type. something to try someday. i like keropok lekor that's more fish than flour :D
ReplyDeleteHehe I also dislike keropok lekor with more flour than fish. The thin types are just like prawn crackers, with more crunch.
DeleteWOW! I love them as my tea time snack! On weekends, I will usually buy from S2 City Park..quite nice. Pisang Goreng with kicap manis also nice. =p
ReplyDeleteBut the one you had here, 6pcs for RM1 is very cheap.
Oh Seremban still can find easily? Next time I also have to go buy... KL susah mau cari good ones.
Deletei like steamed ones instead of the fried ones. :D
ReplyDeleteI dont really like steamed ones cos I find them too fishy.
DeleteThose snacks look scrumptious ! Wish I could grab some and taste it ! :D
ReplyDeleteIf you come, I'll let you grab 6! ;P
DeleteI love the lady posing for the camera :-)
ReplyDeleteShe was very nice, though I think she found it funny that we kept taking photos of her goods.
DeleteLove these traditional treats! They seems to be disappearing with time... They are becoming rare nowadays.
ReplyDeleteYeah I looked for them for so long in KL and couldn't find any decent ones. Happy that I found this stall.
Deleteomogosh so farrrrrr! but i loveee lekor! *dilemma*
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