Gordon Koh’s Prawn Vadai & Ayam Buah Keluak

Went to pick up a big bag of prawn vadai and chillies from Gordon Koh. Also bought two tubs of ayam buah keluak. We've been very spoilt by the friends, so this was the first time I ordered the items on my own and picked it up. I was a bit stunned that he didn't ask for payment upfront. He said to pay him upon collection. Gordon is so old-school. Wow. I hope people don’t take advantage of this. 

[Gordon’s son, Gavin and his wife Khae run Eats Payao in Bangkok. They’ve got an awesome menu of Singaporean and Thai food. Those spices!]

We couldn't resist it. Once the pack of food was collected, we each ate four vadai straightaway. And five green chillies. There's something to be said about eating a freshly fried oily prawn vadai straight out of the wok. It must be one of life's greatest pleasures. I don't eat the prawns, peeling them out to pass it to friends or the man, but the dough is to die for. Mmmmm. He seasoned that flour so well. CARBS. Yummy. 

Once we were back home, I repacked the prawn vadai into smaller bags. Some would be frozen so that the man could have them for breakfast over the next two weeks. More green chillies would have to be bought though. Hahaha. We're all chilli fiends here. How could Gordon sell these vadai at S$1 each? I would gladly pay $2 for a vadai.

I wanted the ayam buah keluak for dinner. Okay, the man would have the ayam and I wanted only two buah keluak. Hahaha. One tub contained a whole chicken thigh with four nuts. Wow. For S$12 a portion, this was pretty decent. We've had this before, and we were relieved that today's batch was much better than last month's. The rempah was thicker and more flavorful. Even the buah keluak too, was more pungent and piquant. Boiled up some rice and stir-fried baby kailan and shiitake to go along. Now that was one satisfying dinner! #ImpieCooks2020