Short for Australian And New Zealands' Association of Malaysia, the banana leaf rice at the clubhouse is made by the team behind the banana leaf rice at the University of Malaya Academic Club, giving them two hidden gems under their belt. Find them near Tun Hussein Onn National eye Hospital. 

Aunty Manju's in TTDI is the talk of the own as everyone flocks to try out the banana leaf rice. The relatively new restaurant isn't one of the cheapest, but you'll be hard pressed to feel hard done when you've tried their lamb biryani or bone marrow curry. Visit them on Facebook. 

Representing a young generation that's contuining tradition, Appu Uncle  is a quirky restaurant serves up delicious food with a healthy dose of humour. Many drop for their breakfast, but there's nothing like digging your fingers into their banana leaf rice for lunch. Visiting their Facebook page. 

Chennai Xpress on Jalan ipoh offers up a slight variation of the banana leaf rice that you might be familiar with. Here, the actualy leaf is placed in a leaf shaped plate while all the many sides come in a small metal bowls. It goes without saying: you can ignore folding etiquette here. Visit them on Facebook.

(select photos: Indian Restaurant Cuthroats! community) 

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