Tumis

Now this is some pretty good Malay food!
The aunty here has some serious PR skills but it’s not every day that you can find someone that can talk the talk and walk the talk too. The proof is in the food, a party for your taste buds. The aunty who does the PR also cooks all the dishes for the nasi campur spread, now that’s impressive. They start serving lunch around 12pm, and it’s good to go early before all the good dishes run out. The most notable favourite amongst the regulars here is the begedil, I am obsessed with them. Quite possible the best begedils I’ve ever had. The begedil here are huge and they sell out fast. They were a few times when I was a minute too late to satisfy my begedil craving. Those were dark days.
Another must try is their daging maut and trust me it certainly lives up to its name. This rendang look as dark as death, the deathly spiciness does not hit you at first taste, it’s a slow burn. Warning though it’s not for the weak stomach, although tasty it can cause quite a tummy ache if you are not accustomed to extremely spicy food.

I LOVE Tumis. Malay food is difficult to find anywhere you go, so it’s always exciting when you find a place that does it so well. My absolute favourite dish here is the nasi with ayam cili giling goreng and telur kicap. To die for. So much so that Kak Yani, owner of Tumis, doesn’t event have to ask me what I will be having here.
My husband is a fan of their signature Daging Maut. So named because of its insane level of spiciness. He is a fan because it’s not just spicy, it is also very tasty and addictive once you get a bite down. I personally can’t handle that much spiciness but I see lots of people ordering that dish over there!
I also like Tumis because they really know how to treat loyal customers. Kak Yani has offered a special dish for my fussy toddler before by asking her chef to whip up a simple chicken soup (without a hint of vegetables at the request of the little one) on the spot. Once, I brought the whole office here, and they threw in extra dishes and desserts!
I highly recommend Tumis. Great food, great prices, great service,

Finding authentic Malay food in Publika would probably be the hardest thing as that place completely promotes rare type of cuisine restaurants. My sister brought me and the whole family to eat here one day because of my dad and his problem in eating anything other than Malay food… so in this case, Tumis is a rare spot!
They had everything and anything under the sun that’s Malaysian related there. The vibe and energy of the place has an old soul to it. It kind of looks like a wooden furniture shop but it isn’t, almost seems like everything there is antique — just like how the whole concept of the store and the dish are antique in «modern» places like Publika. They have set lunches and dinners, but when my family went there we all had their Tom Yam’s rice dish with some fried chicken on the side and vegetables.