N2 Nasi Lemak (Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre)

Got to learn that there is a new stall serving up Nasi Lemak at Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre when we were going around the area fairly recently. Occupying one of the rows at the back of the hawker centre, N2 Nasi Lemak can be found in the same row of stalls where Gao Ji Shu Shi 高記熟食 (Nasi Lemak) and an outlet of Heritage Tanglin Puff Since 1952 can be found. N2 Nasi Lemak bears a rather distinctive looking signage where the design does look fairly “kiddy” — looking out for the signage with a white background with the stall name in round-looking green font with black borders; there is also the use of banana leaves and an illustration of a plate of Nasi Lemak on the signage as well. As the namesake of the stall already suggests, N2 Nasi Lemak is a stall that focuses on serving Nasi Lemak; the menu comprises of a few variants of Nasi Lemak with different meat / seafood options that are paired alongside with it.

Whilst the signature item at N2 Nasi Lemak would be their Signature Fried Chicken Drumstick Nasi Lemak, we weren’t looking for something that substantially-sized — we went for the Chicken Wing Nasi Lemak instead. N2 Nasi Lemak does not describe the elements that come with their various Nasi Lemak dishes, though one can expect the Chicken Wing Nasi Lemak to come with standard elements like coconut-infused rice, sunny side-up, anchovies, peanuts, cucumbers and sambal; all that with a fried chicken wing on the side. Going for the coconut-infused rice, we liked how the short-grain rice here does come soft and fluffy — sufficiently moist, whilst carrying a rather balanced note of coconut-y fragrance and a a slight whiff of ginger that ends it off. The fried chicken wing is pretty delicious; coming with a crispy, fried golden brown batter on the exterior, we like how the chicken wing comes crisp on the outside, but not greasy — the flesh being tender, juicy and moist whilst evidently marinated with turmeric that adds a lightly-spiced flavour to tickle the taste buds. Other components are also pretty well-executed; the sunny side-up featuring fluffy egg whites and a molten egg yolk that flows with a poke using the fork, while the anchovies does come crisp and adequately salted for flavour. The accompanying sambal chili also comes with a distinct sweetness that Singapore-style Nasi Lemak chili sauce typically carries with a deep earthiness and slight savouriness that one would associate with Kecap Manis; not particularly spicy, and would most certainly do well even for those whom are tolerable only to lower levels of spiciness in general.