Quick meal after work? Don't want to break the bank?

Want a quick meal after work? Not sure what to order? We have the solution.

Our mini taster menu for £10 includes chicken in soy, fish in coconut turmeric sauce and dhal and vegetable curry. You get all 3 and you can have more of one and less of another. If for example, you'd prefer 2 portions of fish and 1 dhal then you can have it. Washed down with a cold Tiger beer or chilled dry house wine and you'll be in 7th Heaven. No need to book just turn up btween 5.30 to 7pm

Malaysian Fried Chicken - Inchi Kabin

Follow this simple delicious recipe for the best fried chicken you'll ever taste! Everyone has their own version but some are too complicated with too many flavours. This recipe using few ingredients is less complicated. Because it's simple remember the golden rule of simplicity - use the best ingredients. You can eat it cold but it's so delicious you'll never have any left over! Enjoy

Sweet Chili Salmon recipe

This quick and easy dish takes less than 15 minutes to prepare. As you only need 2 ingredients i.e. salmon and chili sauce make sure you buy the best. Evidently 54's sauce is the best but you can use others.

Smear salmon with sauce
place in lightly oiled oven dish
cover with foil
bake at 200c
10 mins for pink
15 for cooked through

serve with noodles to continue Asian theme or with new potatoes and salad.

Excellent cold with mayonnaise as salad or sandwich filling!

Recipe - Turmeric Beef (Daging Goreng Kunyit)

Quick Easy Delicious

Aha mon ami Hastings - 54 Pinang - voila c'est la!

Malaysian Express Lunch

We're doing Nasi Champor for lunch Tuesdays to Fridays 12-2.30pm
About 7 to 8 dishes to choose from - Help yourself to as many and as much
as you like. Changes daily. At £5.95 has to tbe the best deal in Town!

A night to remember at 54

David Suchet at 54

A great night to remember with David Suchet and Made Puja dance at 54 farringdon

Malay cultural evening in June

We're having a Malay music, dance and feast during June 2010. Details will be posted here and emailed to Friends of 54 and also check out Facebook. It's going to be a fantastic experience. Watch this space! If you want to get a taster then follow this link to Azanin's website http://azanin.net/pages/suasana-class.htm

A new experience to enjoy eating Nasi Hidang style (sharing dishes)
Groups of 4 or more work best but we can cater for 2’s
The menu will be finalised and mailed out over the weekend
A welcome drink on arrival, selection of delicious Mamak style dishes, music, atmosphere and dance £27.50 pp
Our last cultural event was a sellout and many were disappointed so book early
Call 020 7336 0703 or email reservations@54farringdon.com

David Suchet Mnsr Poirot

David Suchet having a good time at 54

which is his favourite Malaysian restaurant anywhere. He's coming to the Malaysian Feast on 19th January 2010. Limited places. Book early.

19th January 2010 Friday 7pm
Malaysian feast.
Fabulous food, music and classical Asian dance
by Madepuji.
Limited places. £35pp call 020 7336 0603 or send an email to info@54farringdon.com

Made Pujawati coming to 54

If you are interested in Asian dance and gamelan music then go to Madepuja's site which is a visual treat. In the near future she will be appearing at 54 where we'll have a Malaysian feast and spectacular show. We'll keep you advised.
www.balinesedance.org/

Lots of you have asked for a quick dressing recipe so here it is!
Coriander and lime. Suits virtually anything. Very good though with a
crunchy salad and also drizzled over fried or grilled chicken. You can download the printed recipe as PDF from our webssite www.54farringdon.com

Island of Demons
by Nigel Barley
Many men dream of running away to a tropical island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance. Walter Spies did more than dream. He actually did it.
In the 1920s and 30s, Walter Spies — ethnographer, choreographer, film maker, natural historian and painter — transformed the perception of Bali from that of a remote island to become the site for Western fantasies about Paradise and it underwent an influx of foreign visitors. The rich and famous flocked to Spies’ house in Ubud and his life and work forged a link between serious academics and the visionaries from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Miguel Covarrubias, Vicki Baum, Barbara Hutton and many others sought to experience the vision Spies offered while Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, the foremost anthropologists of their day, attempted to capture the secret of this tantalizing and enigmatic culture.
Island of Demons is a fascinating historical novel, mixing anthropology, the history of ideas and humour. It offers a unique insight into that complex and multi-hued world that was so soon to be swept away, exploring both its ideas and the larger than life characters that inhabited it.

Nigel Barley, writer and broadcaster, will be launching his new book at 54 as soon as it rolls off the press. If you’re looking for a read that is humorous, informative and immensely enjoyable this is the book for you. Friends of 54 will be emailed an invitation. Watch this space!

Free your mind, Enlighten your senses, Take control
Thursday 24th Sept at 7.00pm
£24.50 including dinner
Chloe Rippengale ,Hypnotherapy Practitoner
Bsc (Hons) Psych MNCH ( Lic),HPD GHQP DipH DipNLP

London-based Hypnotherapy Practitioner Chloe Rippengale invites you to an evening of relaxation and retreat from hectic City life…

Chloe will guide you through a group session of hypnotherapy relaxation techniques to discover how you can use these skills to ease the daily stress of modern life.

The group session will be followed by discussions and exchange of ideas over a specially prepared menu by 54, London’s premier Malaysian restaurant famous not only for it’s authentic food but relaxed and warm ambiance.

For the cost of £24.50 which includes an hour of tuition followed by dinner, Chloe and 54 have got together to create a memorable evening for you that will be informative, enjoyable and offers a chance to meet like-minded people.

Places are VERY limited so please book early.

Phone Chloe 07815 181 027 or 54 on 020 7336 0603
Email mail@therapeuticminds.co.uk or info@54farringdon.com
54 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3BL. Nearest tube Farringdon.

lizzie

It's taken some time to get Lizzie to come to Chinta bar but here she is. Every Tuesday evening (from 22/9 onwards) she'll be hosting our brillinat Malaysian light food menu, with delicious wines, beers and spirits all spiced up with some cool music. Fantastic.

By popular demand every Wednesday and Friday during September we're repeating our Unlimited Wine and Endless Malaysian Light Food for the fantastic price of £15 a head all in. We kick off at 6.30pm until 10.30pm. Chill music, good food, wine and excellent food. Perfect for a party. To avoid disappointment give us call and let us know you are coming if you have the opportunity. Look forward to seeing you there. John.

54’s free recipe – BEEF RENDANG – Rick Stein’s Asian Odyssey

54’s free recipe – BEEF RENDANG – Rick Stein’s Asian Odyssey
Rick Stein fell in love with Malaysia’s unique dish rendang and that’s no surprise as not only is it delicious but is also truly Malaysian.
Rendang gets its name from Malay meaning reduced. This gives you a clue as to how long it takes to cook!
Traditionally rending was a luxury dish confined to weddings and other important celebrations but luckily in today’s world we can indulge ourselves without waiting for such events.
If you’d like to try cooking it for yourself then please download the recipe from our website
go to http://www.54farringdon.com/news.php

Enjoy
John and Mazlan
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