Sunday 11 June 2017

Sultan Mosque Ramadhan Bazaar 2017 offers quality choices

Every year there is a small Ramadhan bazaar outside Sultan Mosque in Singapore. This year's Ramadan Sultan Bazaar 2017 featured a range of different cuisines, with favourite appearing to be the satay burger stall. At close to sunset, just before Muslims break their fast, much of the food had been sold however. Here's the visit in pictures:

Sultan Mosque catching the last rays of sunlight.
Sultan Mosque catching the last rays of sunlight.

One of the entrances into the Ramadan Sultan Bazaar 2017.
One of the entrances into the Ramadan Sultan Bazaar 2017, which is literally situated outside the walls of Sultan Mosque.

A list of the stalls at the bazaar.

Classic pasar malam (night market) foods such as nasi lemak, fried bee hoon and noodles were available.
Classic pasar malam (night market) foods such as nasi lemak, fried bee hoon and noodles were available.

The intriguingly-named laksa kampong had extra thick laksa noodles.
The intriguingly-named laksa kampong had extra thick laksa noodles.

Bob's offers lamb shank, lamb shoulder and beef ribs from S$18 upwards.
Bob's offers lamb shank, lamb shoulder and beef ribs from S$18 upwards.

Standee for the satay burger stall.
Standee for the satay burger stall.  In addition to burgers, wraps as well as satay goreng in bento boxes were offered. The same stall also sold sausage-based snacks.
Little packs of kueh (traditional snacks) were on sale at S$2 a box.

There were several shawarma stalls. All had depleted columns of meat.

Makcik Magic, S$10, is a drink made of 'jambu jampi juice'. The jambu fruit are water apples while jampi is the word for 'incantation'.

The main Makcik stall - which looks to be selling chicken - had already closed for the day. #Ayamdone, the sign says.

The Turkish stall had a number of rice dishes with lamb for about S$7.
The Turkish stall had a number of rice dishes with lamb for about S$7. You can ask for Turkish bread instead. The lamb is very good.

The House of Lemang offers the cylinders of rice with serunding kelapa and other dishes.
The House of Lemang offers the specially-prepared cylinders of rice in a bento-style takeaway together with delicacies such as serunding kelapa, a dish comprising dry grated flavoured coconut (the food in the tray).


Mandhi rice from Tunisia was on sale.
Mandhi rice from Tunisia was on sale.

Yusof Power Briyani Dum offered in huge containers.
Yusof Power Briyani Dum offered in huge containers. 

Fruit juice stall with juices from S$3 upwards.
One of the few sanely priced stalls in the bazaar was a fruit juice stall with juices from S$3 upwards.

Coconut shakes included western flavours such as cookies and cream as well as Southeast Asian flavours including Thai milk tea and gula melaka (coconut sugar).

Editor's comment: Expect to spend S$6 and upwards for takeaways, which is a little pricier than normal bazaars. The food is a cut above normal bazaar food however. I tried the Turkish food (S$7) and it was delicious with a satisfying portion given.