Betty's Kitchen

Betty's Kitchen

5G Jalan Anggerik Vanilla AB31/AB

Kota Kemuning

40460 Shah AlamTel: 012-3345028

I read a review of this place in the newspapers not too long ago and decided to give it a try. Initially, I had a bit of problem locating the place as it's tucked away in a quieter road of the Kota Kemuning town centre.

The restaurant was rather quiet. The 1st dish - Laksa Nyonya (RM7) was disappointing. The laksa gravy was just lukewarm, which is a no-no for me. I had to get them to reheat it and when it came back the 2nd time, it was hotter, but the noodles and vegetable garnishings were limp.

The Lamb Chops (RM21.90) fared a bit better. Although the lamb was kinda dry, the sauce was interesting and made up for it. There were chopped tomatoes and parsley in the sauce. As we ordered the set meal, it came with Mushroom Soup and 1 small piece of garlic bread. Nothing special about the soup - tasted like it came from a can and they could have done better with the tiny slice of baguette. I don't think it would have hurt their costing much if they had served a bigger slice of the toast and it would definitely have added more value, in the customers' eyes.

Their recommendation of Otak-otak (RM5) came served plainly. It tasted very mediocre and there wasn't any daun kadok in it - which is the core ingredient in a good otak-otak!

Ah Lek Bak Kut Teh

Ah Lek Bak Kut Teh in Taman Teluk Pulai is almost a household name in that part of Klang. We have been patronising this outlet for about 20 years and that guy had been in this business much longer than that!

Ah Lek's style of BKT is that the meats are boiled till very soft and they are served in big chunks in a claypot. Of course there are also some customers who want theirs served in bowls and that can be accomodated as well.

For us, we definitely prefer the claypot servings and it's just so nice to pull and break the soft meat in the claypot! Somehow, that adds to the overall enjoyment of the meal!

What's soooo good about Ah Lek's BKT is their pig intestines - layers of intestines are stuffed together and boiled in the aromatic BKT herbs. The best thing is we can order extra servings of this and eat to our hearts' content...haha!

Dubai - Airport Food

On our last day in Dubai, while waiting to board the flight to Doha, we tried the super-expensive food in the airport food court.

This serving of Shrimp Pasta cost about RM45 and it's only a single portion, meant for one person! I'm not a pasta fan, so taste-wise, I would say it's just average. Rather bland and cheesy.

My order was for this plate of Thai Fried Rice - cost RM32. Again, it's for a single portion only. This tasted much better than the pasta!

Dubai - Chinese Food

The Dragon Mart is so named because the entire mall houses only "made in China" goods. You can find everything under its roof, ranging from industrial machinery/equipment to clothings, accessories, household items, toys, shoes, garden furniture etc etc etc!

We had lunch in one of the chinese restaurants there - the Sun Tour Restaurant. It seemed to be a very popular place as it was full so service took some time.

The 1st dish we had was Fried Mutton. Small pieces of mutton fillet were skewered together with toothpicks before being fried with pieces of capsicum. The meat was fried crispy, well-marinated and went very well with rice. It was a bit dry though as there's no gravy in this dish.

The next dish we had came with lots of gravy - Chicken in Oyster Sauce & Spring Onion. A simple dish that we can all cook at home; nevertheless this version was very yummy. They used boneless chicken thigh meat and the flavourful gravy went extremely well with our rice.

The Tofu dish was also full of gravy. It had capsicum, green peas, carrots and mushrooms tossed in the gravy which was slightly spicy.

Our vege dish was Lettuce in Oyster Sauce. The oyster sauce overwhelmed the vege and we just fished out the lettuce from the pool of sauce. They were certainly generous with the oyster sauce!

Portions served were really big. Even their rice bowls were huge! The rose tea we had was very fragrant. Although the staff were busy with all the occupied tables, they were still very responsive to our requests.

The cost of this lunch, for 3 people, came up to about RM130.

Dubai - Local Snack

In one of the malls - Dragon Mart, in Dubai, we came across this delicious local snack. There was a long queue at the stall, so we decided to join the crowd.

It's basically a huge pancake, made on this special curved wok and you get to choose the types of filling. There were savoury and sweet fillings. We chose the Turkey Ham & Cheese.... this was arranged on the pancake and grilled and then folded.

It was served on a plate, cut into pieces, together with some pickles. The pancake was crispy while the ham and cheese inside was hot and soft & creamy! Each piece cost an equivalent of RM12.

Dubai - the Fast Foods

Dubai is Fast Food heaven. Fast Food and western restaurants seem to dominate the malls and food courts. Prices there are almost tripled, compared to Malaysian prices. Their Dirhams is about 10% lower than the Ringgit (1 Dirham = RM0.90).

Look at the prices of Burgers there:

And KFC there also cost a bomb:

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - I find these too sweet! Middle-Easterners love their snacks & desserts real sweet!

I prefer Big Apple doughnuts any time! Less sweet & more variety!

1 dozen of these cost RM45 equivalent!

New York Fries - fries doused in melted cheese, sprinkled with fried bacon chips & topped with sour cream. This is a favourite in the food courts.

A small cup of this cost about RM13 equivalent.

This set cost about RM28 equivalent

Fuddruckers - this was LL's favourite restaurant discovered in Dubai. Their tagline is "World's Greatest Hamburgers for 25 Years".


I'm not really a hamburger fan but LL swore they really lived up to their tagline! Their burger meat patties come in different serving sizes: quarter-pound, half-pound, three-quarter-pound & one-pound.

The Half-Pounder

The gigantic 1-Pounder

Fried Chicken Loins - aka Chicken Breastmeat!

The yummy Garlic Toast

We ordered extra portion of their Saute'ed Mushrooms

But I love their salads - you get unlimited salads for every hamburger order!

The Salad Bar

Crispy Onion Rings

Grilled Sub Sandwich

Fish & Chips from the foodcourt:

Fish & Chips (cost: RM30 eqivalent)

The posh foodcourt with chandeliers

Dubai - the Local Food

Although Dubai is in the UAE, smack in a total-Islamic country, it is a throbbing metropolis with many international flavours. This is most apparent in its adoption of international cuisine, its bustling city with super-construction everywhere, in its fabulous malls and the floods of foreigners in the city, whether they are workers or visitors.

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Their local food consists mainly of grilled meats, salads and cheese.

Assortment of Grilled Meats

The superfresh Salads

The Pickled Veg

The colourful fresh juices

And oh, not to forget their breads - which are flat and made from wholegrain flours (like the pita bread we get here). Their national snack seems to be the "Shawamar" - pieces of grilled meat and vegetables rolled up in the flat bread into a "popiah" shape.

The friendly shawamar man

The Shawamar

Roast Chicken on the Grill

The shawamar is available in almost every street corner and people there would just stop their cars by the road, wind down their windows and holler out their orders to the shawamar seller!