Growing up in Penang and having spent much of my time in PJ, I must confess that I’ve never had lontong until very recently.
For those who are like me not too long ago, lontong is a dish originated from Indonesia and can also be found in Johor/Singapore, mainly made with nasi impit (similar to ketupat) and served with coconut milk based soup with a few other ingredients.
Lontong Klang at Shah Alam Seksyen 7
While not very common in Klang Valley, if you look hard enough, there are quite a few places that offers lontong as well. One of the more popular ones being Lontong Klang. Originated from Klang, they have expanded to neighboring areas with branches in Shah Alam as well. My experience is at the branch in Seksyen 7.
Lontong Klang serves lontong (well duh..), as well as nasi lemak. We’ve tried both the lontong and nasi lemak there, and for my money, I’ll stick with lontong.
The process is simple, line up and get to the stall area, ask for your dish – lontong biasa (RM 5), or with sotong, special, special sotong, ayam, or ayam sotong. I usually have mine with sotong (RM 6.50).
Lontong with Sotong
The lontong comes with nasi impit that’s properly soft, a small bergedil, some cabbage, half a half boiled egg, tofu, tempe, and even some serunding. All these of coures, is drench in a santan base broth that is quite fragrant in itself.
Each ingredient here are quite tasty in itself, but the combination of them all really made the dish. I enjoyed it quite a lot and will be looking out to try other places that offer this dish.
Address:
Lontong Klang
20, Jalan Zirkon E7/E, Seksyen 7,
40000 Shah Alam, Selangor
GPS: 3.076345, 101.497170
Tel: +603 5511 0961
THis looks like a legendary level of lontong. 🙂 Will bookmark this and try when I visit klang.
Tekkaus: it is nice!
The gravy looks like diluted curry, does it tastes like curry too?
Choi Yen: they actually don’t taste like curry, it’s a different taste
Yes, it is more like masak lemak. Can’t get that here except sometimes during Ramadan. I love lontong, can’t remember the last time I had it.
suituapui: oh ya it’s definitely more popular during Ramadan, over here luckily we can have it anytime 😀
Can’t say I’m much of a lontong fan…after all, lontong = tasteless mushy rice compacted together…wuahahahaha! 😀 It really needs the santan & sambal to perk up the gravy/sauce. I do like the looks of that sambal sotong though 🙂
eatwhateatwhere: hahaha ya, the nasi impit itself sometimes isn’t so good if they don’t do it right, but this place does!
I have not yet tried it. I must.
Monica: make it happen.