Breaking fast in the cool comfort of the hills

FOR many, heading down to a Ramadan food bazaar to experience a wide variety of food from a range of stalls has become the norm and also an adventure.
However, for those who want to get away from the heat and the crowds, Resorts World Genting is the place to go for some cool dining up among the clouds.
The Awana Hotel in Genting is currently offering an iftar meal at its Rajawali Coffee House that overlooks the serene green links of the Awana golf course untily July 5.
When it comes to breaking the fast, nothing is more important than the food on the table, and the chefs at Rajawali have outdone themselves with their Santapan Warisan Tradisi Awana buffet promotion that is based on a Ramadan night bazaar concept.
The chefs have created three menus which is served on a rotation basis throughout the Ramadan buffet period. The menus offer a myriad of items with a wide mix of Malaysian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Western fare.
Some of the highlighted dishes include the traditional bubur lambuk, roast lamb with homemade black pepper and mint sauce, creamy ayam percik, a variety of satay including tripe and liver satay, grilled otak-otak and a variety of grilled fish and seafood.
There is a special corner dedicated to Kelantanese delicacies such as gear box soup (a peppery beef bone marrow broth), nasi dagang, nasi kerabu and nasi tumpang.
For those who truly want to savour their favourite street foods, the chefs have also prepared such fare as lok-lok (steamboat with food prepared on skewers), murtabak, roti canai, roti john, fruit rojak, stuffed grilled beancurd pockets and pasembor rojak.
If that’s not enough, diners also get to feast on a variety of laksa which include the Buyong, Sarawak, Laksam and Johor versions of this well-loved dish.
For dessert lovers and those with a sweet tooth, there are plenty of choices to select from. This includes a lavish selection of fruits, both local and imported, such as soursop, longan, pulasan and hogplum, as well as assorted kuihs such as lapis, onde-onde, seri muka and much more.
Others on the menu are nyonya bubur cha cha, green bean with kampung durian porridge, cendol and assorted flavours of ice cream.
For those looking for something a little extraordinary, the chefs have also prepared some Middle Eastern dishes such as Arabic briyani rice, chicken and lamb mandy, as well as chicken, lamb and beef kebabs.
If you want something a little more western, there’s also the cold seafood platter which has such delicacies as oysters, mussels, scallops and crabs served with Thai sauce, Tabasco and lemon wedges, as well as assorted pickles.
The Santapan Warisan Tradisi Awana buffet is available nightly, from 6pm until 9.30pm. For more, visit the Resorts World Genting website.