Those that reside or examine within the Bukit Timah neighborhood would doubtless be aware of the bustling Cheong Chin Nam Street, which is stuffed with a number of the most wonderful reasonably priced eating places and eateries within the West. My private favorite has all the time been Al-Ameen, characterised by its vibrant yellow and inexperienced storefront.

Al-Ameen is a Halal-certified consuming home close to Magnificence World MRT Station, making it handy to entry. As a former pupil of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, this has all the time been certainly one of my favorite spots to dine at after courses or CCA, given how its dishes are all tremendous reasonably priced.

Plus, Al-Ameen’s big menu boasts a whopping 320 dishes, together with these from Indian, Malay, Thai, native and Western cuisines!

What I attempted at Al-Ameen

It was laborious to determine what to attempt first, however I opted to order Al-Ameen’s Singapura Fried Rice (S$8), served with a alternative of hen or beef, sizzling & spicy sauce and chips. This was labelled as “Ameen’s all time favorite” on the menu, so I had excessive hopes.

I opted for beef as my protein, however wasn’t very impressed as the meat was powerful and chewy. I preferred the generosity of the new & spicy sauce that coated the meat, and regardless of its title, it was solely mildly spicy. Nonetheless, it offered the dish with numerous sweetness and flavour, which I loved.

The fried rice was fairly commonplace, with a light savouriness by itself. The fried egg had a barely runny centre, and collectively, the fried parts had been extra on the common aspect. When paired with the new & spicy sauce and the meat, it did grow to be extra flavourful and saucey.

This wasn’t essentially the most spectacular dish I’ve tried at Al-Ameen, although I nonetheless thought that it was actually satisfying and filling.

Al-Ameen’s Hen Tikka (S$8 for small, S$10 for medium, S$15 for big) was the most important letdown of the day. Although the hen all donned attractive vibrant crimson hues, the S$8 portion solely yielded 4 items of small hen, making the dish fairly costly in relation to its dimension.

The Hen Tikka was disappointingly fairly powerful and dry, although it was fairly smokey and flavourful from the marination. The mint chutney was fairly candy and pleasant, although altogether, I didn’t suppose the Hen Tikka was definitely worth the worth.

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Al-Ameen’s Hen Thai Type Fried Bee Hoon (S$5.50), then again, was one to shout about. This lovely brown plate of bee hoon was tremendous tasty as every strand was coated in a savoury sauce, full with flavourful bits of spring onions and chopped coriander.

The hen chunks had been fairly tender, whereas the cabbage items had been crunchy and refreshing.

At any time when my pals and I go to Al-Ameen, we all the time order the Cheese Naan with out fail. For simply S$4.50 per piece, this large piece of naan comes filled with tremendous stretchy cheese, leading to a wonderful cheese pull.

The Cheese Naan was extremely tacky, with the bread parts being smooth and barely chewy. Up to now, there have been instances after I couldn’t even end the entire naan given how big it was!

You possibly can’t get the Cheese Naan with out making an attempt a few of Al-Ameen’s sides, just like the creamy Butter Hen (S$8), which pairs completely with the extra neutral-tasting Cheese Naan. This aromatic dish was wealthy and barely candy with a beneficiant quantity of tender hen chunks inside.

A vegetarian choice that I like is the Palak Paneer (S$9), a curried dish comprised of pureed spinach and sprinkled with paneer cubes, which is a sort of Indian cottage cheese.

The Palak Paneer was equally creamy just like the Butter Hen, with a candy and barely nutty and tacky flavour.

It was my first time ever making an attempt Gobi Manchurian (S$8), and I completely fell in love with Al-Ameen’s tackle this dish. For the uninitiated, Gobi Manchurian is an Indian-Chinese language dish consisting of batter-coated fried cauliflower.

The dish was extremely crispy and the sauce coating the cauliflower jogged my memory of candy & bitter sauce. When you’re on the lookout for a scrumptious non-meat substitute for fried hen, I’d extremely advocate this!

Do you know that Al-Ameen additionally has a reasonably sizeable Western menu? One of many dishes is the Carbonara with Hen Turkey and Sausage (S$12.80), which I opted to attempt. I used to be stunned at how a lot cream sauce was offered, with the spaghetti virtually drowning in it.

I cherished the extraordinary richness of the Carbonara with Hen Turkey and Sausage, and the milky tendrils actually happy my cravings for one thing creamy. The bits of chopped sausage inside had been a pleasant contact, and although this dish wasn’t mind-blowing, it was comforting and yummy.

Closing ideas

The dishes that I attempted had been only some of Al-Ameen’s many, many dishes. With 320 totally different objects on their menu, you’ll by no means be bored when eating right here, given the big range of cuisines and issues to attempt.

I’ve been a frequent diner at Al-Ameen for a very long time, and I do know that I’ll all the time return to it every time I’m in Bukit Timah!

Anticipated harm: S$1.80 – S$25 per pax

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