Nasi Ganja Ipoh

Discovered this incredible restaurant back in 2016, thanks to my colleagues, and it's been my favorite in Ipoh ever since. I've been a loyal customer ever since, always craving their Nasi Ganja and Caramel Pudding. A true Ipoh gem!

This place has been established since 1957 and they are famous for nasi ganja with chicken and salted egg. Expect long queue and it is difficult to find parking during peak hours if you plan to dine in or take out. I ordered via Grab this time. Tasted just as good as before and consistent.

Affordable and amazing nasi kandar. It’s always very crowded so be prepared to queue for a bit. But they have good crowd and table control system, so you should be able to get a table. The ayam masak merah (red chicken) with salted egg plus “ganja” and curry rice set is highly recommended. Just watch out as the chicken is quite spicy (but delicious)

We reached here around 3pm on Saturday. The restaurant was crowded with a long queue for take away. And the shop itself was also packed with diners.We have no idea how to order since this is our 1st visit to this eatery. To dine in, we were asked to find a sitting table and then some one will attend to us.The nasi kandar seller took our order after seated for a short period of time. We wanted to order 2 nasi with different protein & vege topping. However, the staff walk away once we mention “2” and order 2 nasi kandar biasa for us at the serving counter. Yes, we hv no idea what are in the menu.For standard set, it comes with rice+ayam merah + 1pc lady finger + few pcs of cucumbers and half the salted egg, then topped with some mix gravy.1st impression, emmm…look plain and not appetising, small portion of foods and seem dry with scanty gravy (we used to gravy banjir for Nasi Kandar served in Penang & Kedah).Once dig in hv our 1st spoonful, it was like “wow”, this is no play play!! Saying from a nasi kandar, nasi minyak & nasi dalca fans!!The ayam merah is slightly cruchy on the outside, juicy from the inside. And it is just well seasoned. Not over empowering. One of the best ayam merah ever had!! Love the texture and flavour.The mixed gravy flavour taste similar to Kedah style nasi kandar, more to curry powder flavour. Comparing to Kedah side, this gravy has stronger spices which I enjoy it more. However, it is very spicy to my acceptance. Even my hubby from the North whom take chilies padi like snack also found it pretty hot & spicy. Between, the gravy was not scanty at all, it was more than enough. The gravy is dense, hence it does not present the banjir effect.We added lady fingers and daging cincang which comes with respective different gravy. We realise that each gravy hv a distinct flavour, yum!! Unlike most nasi kandar, the curry gravy for different protein have the similar taste & flavour.I hv to tell you this, the daging cincang is really good!!!! The meat was so flavourful and tender. Must try!!Overall the portion was sufficient and very filling.Service wise, seriously not bad given the crowd size.Will definitely come back again.

Food was so tasty. As a Malaysian myself I would highly recommend this place. Opt for the separate curry sauce if you can’t take any spicy food.