Weird to not have banana leaf rice on a banana leaf but this is not too bad. Sedap, with lots of choices for the fried dishes. Huge portion so let the server know if you want a smaller serving.
Bala’s famous beetroot thosai deserves all its fame. While it doesn’t have a super distinct taste of beetroot, some of its earthiness comes through if you eat the thosai on its own. Of course better paired with the carrot and coconut chutney.
It’s so weird how I only started to try appam this year. It made me wonder, how did I survive 25 years without tasting this magical thing? They have a famous stall in Bangsar called Chelo but up til this day, I have to try it. My go-to appam place has always been Bala’s, for obvious reasons. It’s a sufficient dessert for me every time I come here for a visit, and I hate sharing this food especially. I give people the stare whenever they try to steal my appam because it’s so good 😂 just the right amount of crispy and fat all in one. Couldn’t get any better than this.
Better than your average banana leaf! Curry was amazing, fried chicken was too dry though.
RM 12
First stop on the Burpple team’s KL excursion: Bala’s Banana Leaf! Surprisingly light biryani, super tasty sides (that crispy fried gourd) and yummy curries, the only right way to eat this is with your hands.👌
Come by this buzzy Indian restaurant in Bangsar for scrumptious nosh that'll keep you belly happy. From freshly-made sweet appams with coconut milk to hearty banana leaf rice and uniquely-flavoured thosais, Bala's wide variety makes revisits worth it. Centre your meal around the Banana Leaf Rice (from RM8), and order the juicy Fried Chicken (from RM8) and spicy Mutton Varuval (from RM10) to go with it. Look out for their daily specials menu – if the popular Beetroot Thosai (RM4.10) is available, order it! The roti's colour comes from the beetroot juice, and pairs excellently with the housemade chutneys. Make it even better by adding an egg, which Burppler KarMen A. declares as ""all sorts of yummy!""
*Pork-free
Photo by Burppler Xinyi Tan
The pink hue from healthy beetroot juice is Bala’s signature daily special thosai.
Ordered one for my mom who never like thosai , and she wiped the plate clean! ‘Nuff said I supposed, yes, that good on its own or with main dishes!
(Rm 4.10)
Beetroot thosai with egg.. They did not have any of the other special thosai though. Tried Cheezy Thosai & Egg Thosai.. Overall an acceptable experience, but it took long for food to arrive..
Bookmark this lesser-known spot for great food and friendly service for your next Indian food escapade. Order the namesake Banana Leaf Rice (from RM8) that comes with four veggies. And if you're lucky, the delicious slow-cooked Lamb Shank (from RM25) will be available — order it! But what you're really here at Bala's for are their daily specials, featuring seasonal curries and unconventional thosai flavours such as the Spinach Masala Thosai (RM9.50) and even a Beetroot Thosai (from RM9.50).
Photo by Burppler Bangsar_foodie Emily Jones
When at Bala’s and you’re offered today’s special thosai, take it. It’s almost always a genius use of flavours with excellent execution. Last week, it was this eerily green thosai, packed with soft buttery masala spinach, peas and lentils. I love that the filling was evenly spread out for a balanced bite every time. The thosai itself also boasts a touch of spinach flavour, fragrant and somewhat ‘green’ (if you know what I mean).
Comes with the same cabbage and coconut chutneys that appear with their other thosais. Not that you desperately need it. This is one baby you can wallop on its own.
A thosai as good as any, Bala’s plain thosai is soft and pillowy on the inside, clean and crisp on the outside. The fermentation isn’t pronounced, so you get less of the sourish thosai flavour. That leaves it even plainer and a perfect vessel to mop up that super creamy cabbage chutney!
This thosai was just pure madness but for all the right reasons. The colour comes from the spinach tucked in between the thosai that’s so creamy and buttery! Plus they’re so generous with the spinach filling that need not order any other sides – this will satisfy you well enough.
I love Bala’s for its service, cleanliness, affordability and how good the food is. The plain thosai is so soft (just the way I like it). Chutneys on the side change from time to time, and on my visit I got cabbage and coconut. The cabbage one was so unexpected – light and slightly sweet, while the coconut is slightly spicy but you can still taste the coconut flavour.
Pink thosai with yellow stripes, say what? 🙃 Say no more!
We were there early morning, already the corner lot was filled with chatters from groups of families and friends, eagerly tearing their roti apart.
Thosai rawa was crispy and flavourful from the spices and vege bits.
Beetroot egg thosai, star of our meal indeed! Fluffy, crispy on the outside, not disastrously oily, all sorts of yummy! None of the earthy taste we initially worried about.
We left the place with happy bellies and spring in every step we took.
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