For the best Indian food, it usually takes an Indian to introduce. Not too long ago, over a Friday lunch hour, my most awesome colleague Latha took us on an LRT ride and brought us to Sri Ananda Bahwan restaurant for a taste of what she regards as one of the best naan and chicken tandoori in town.
Sri Ananda Bahwan at Bangsar, just behind the LRT station
Conveniently situated right behind the Bangsar LRT station (you can walk through menara UOB to get there), Sri Ananda Bahwan offers nasi kandar, naan, tandoori, thosai, roti, chapati, and more. While there’s only one Sri Ananda Bahwan in KL, they are actually a chain from up north, with over half a dozen restaurants in Penang, Kedah, and Ipoh.
normal naan with tandoori chicken, delicious
After the first visit, Haze and I went there again a couple weeks later, for the two of us, we ordered naan with tandoori chicken and naan with chicken tikka masala.
The naan had that very welcoming aroma, and the dishes were served with proper condiments in mint chutney, curry, lime, onion, tomato, cucumber, and another chutney I can’t name. Both the tandoori chicken and chicken tikka masala was some of the bests we’ve had, exquisite taste that rivals those from “proper” Indian restaurants.
I had chicken tikka masala, fantastic
We were seated at the air conditioned section of the restaurant (always a plus), and for a change, it is actually clean and comfortable, not an environment you usually associate with mamak outlets.
Address:
Sri Ananda Bahwan
No.26, Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,
Bangsar Utama,
59100 Kuala Lumpur
GPS:Â 3.12821, 101.67818
Web:Â srianandabahwan.com
Tel: 03-2284 4170
i prefer having banana leaf rice. hehe
Michelle: that’s completely different dishes laa ishh lol
I think PJ old town’s banana leaf rice is the best in klang valley…..
Gopeng Zai: again, different thingssssss haha
Tandoori best!
nikel: talk about naan! hahah
Do they have banana leaf rice as well? Not really a big fan of naan…
JD: I think not.
whoa, their website’s pretty cool! got nice chill-out background music & a nice selection of their food photos 😀
Sean: you bet!
Menara UOA la, not UOB LOL
I personally think this place sucks, can’t stand the food there. Would prefer to eat my own shoe than eat there.
ShaolinTiger: you must have great tasting shoes.
i like the way u took ur own pic in this post~ so diff from the rest 😆
Ah Yan: haha thanks.
I’ve been here a few times before, but mostly last year when I was sending my ex to the Bangsar LRT to work.
It’s okay but for naan and chicken tandoori I prefer Ali Maju at PBD. You have to catch them at the right time though (definitely not lunch – too many people).
The latter is a bit closer to home too. Haha.
Huai Bin: ah, thanks for the tips. 😀
so your expression in that picture was about too little food or too much?
eiling: was there ever too much? 😛
priceless that look on your face.. like haven’t eaten in months:P
ciki: hours! lol
i know this trails away from banana leaf or indian cuisine but you might want to check out the flagship Cameron Valley Tea House in telawi 5 as a nice contrast – they’ve brought the ‘masala tea’ up market a bit with a lovely contemporary dining set up combined with signature Cameron Valley tea and dishes. nice fusion stuff available – with some nepalese influence too. nice place to escape to plus they’re very active with weekly deals on their fb page http://www.facebook.com/CameronValley. happy to see Msian cafes connecting with their customers so actively – and we all benefit ! hv to admit i’m a repeat customer – so much so that when the staff see me they immediately yell out – ‘masala tea maam?!’.
paptise: thanks for the tips!
Your thanduri chiken very nice
gandhi: that’s right!