Ramadhan at Mint Leaf of London, Dubai

Mint Leaf of London in Dubai is offering fine Indian cuisine with a contemporary twist for iftar and suhoor. The restaurant, on the 15th floor of the Emirates Financial Towers, South Tower in the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), offers views of Downtown Dubai, with Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building at the forefront.

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Mint Leaf of London is open from 12 noon till late. Iftar is at AED135+ per person, while suhoor costs AED160+ per person. Call +971 4 706 0900 for reservations or book online

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Book explores cultural diversity of Malaysia

Source: ISEAS website.

The ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute has published Yearning to Belong: Malaysia's Indian Muslims, Chitties, Portuguese Eurasians, Peranakan Chinese and Baweanese (ISBN: 978-981-4519-67-0), by Patrick Pillai.

Although Malaysia is among the most ethnically diverse and culturally rich nations on earth, much of its cultural wealth remains largely unexplored. This book uncovers some of the diversity through the stories of five little-known acculturated ethnic groups in Peninsula Malaysia, including Indian Muslims. 

The book traces the acculturation journey of these communities and draws lessons for ethnic relations in one of the most complex multiethnic nations in the world.

Author Patrick Pillai, a sociologist, is a former New Straits Times journalist who later became a researcher at Malaysia’s Institute of Strategic and International Studies, delivers a study of these groups, with some surprising findings. Each community illustrates how much more cross-cultural mingling, sharing and co-dependence there is within Malaysian society than many realise. 

Interested? A soft cover copy costs US$29.90. A PDF is available; and can be purchased by the chapter

Prata Wala for a thosai fix

Prata Wala in Jurong Point serves affordable, tasty Indian food in comfortable surroundings, and is open till late. I go there for the thosai, but it also has chapatti, prata and naan, all made to order. 

Start off getting a seat in the busy restaurant (a challenge at peak periods), then make your order at the counter. The restaurant is canteen-style: order dishes displayed at the counter from the menu on the wall, then pay up. You get a buzzer which will light up when the food is ready for collection, pick up the cutlery and serviettes yourself, and tuck in. There is a sink in a corner if you would like to eat with your hands.

The fresh thosai is crispy and comes with generous portions of sambar, tomato chutney and coconut chutney. It goes well with teh tarik, but the drink has become too sweet lately.

The restaurant is open from 5am to 3am. 

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