East Coast Lagoon Chicken Curry Puff

You would think that there’s nothing much to write about an old traditional Malay pastry. I thought so too. But not until you’ve tried the curry puff at East Coast Lagoon food centre. Thank goodness it’s $1 each – it means you can buy more and still have change. Don’t expect to stop at one, because they’re just too good to be true. Peel open the flaky crust and it’s like eating curry chicken with the gravy. The tongue-burning sensation is awesome when you eat the curry puff that's just out of the wok. The filling is generous, with visible chicken chunks. There was no egg though, but that makes it even more traditional and simple, so you can really taste the goodness of the pastry. The crust is very crispy and not too thick or floury, which makes the treat rather light and not too oily, despite the deep frying. Do not be disappointed when there are no curry puffs left at the store front, it only means the owner is frying more at the back (I asked the owner – they only close around 9 or 10pm). I only bought one to try and when I wanted to get more, there was nothing left. But the store lights stayed on, and it was to my great delight when a whole new batch of piping hot curry puffs was displayed. Got two more, one for photo-taking and one to eat right there and then. So have two, or three, and there’s no need to be afraid of the ‘jelat’ (too much of it) filling that you might get when eating fried stuff.

P.S.: The pictures are quite bad due to the lighting.




Lagoon Chicken Curry Puff
East Coast Lagoon Food Centre
Opened from 2:30pm - 9+ or 10pm