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Eat your greens
Sharon Lin and Chitra Kumar suss out food outlets
that will make your veggie-munching all that more enjoyable.
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Indinine Café
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Suntec City Mall #03-16 Sky Garden
3 Temasek Boulevard
Telephone: 6238 6755
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Creative light bites like papadum surprise combine the crispiness
of the Indian snack with smooth tofu. Main courses such as baked rice are
served with either tomato or cream-based sauce while the most popular dish,
Portobello mushroom burger, consists of a big Portobello mushroom with romaine
lettuce, tomatoes and Mexican sauce in between two pieces of crusty foccacia
bread. A must-try is the dessert, "Chendol with a Twist", where
chendol is served with coconut ice-cream and shavings on top. |
| Why you'll love it: |
The restaurant is named after an extract from Chlorella Sorokiniana,
an alga that has 5 to 10 times more Vitamin E and beta-carotene than any
other algae. The extract is used as an ingredient in the café's drinks.
Snazzy menus, reasonable prices and comfortable seating add to the dining
experience. Besides enjoying its delectable dishes, one can also chill at
the couches, sipping healthy mixers without worrying about the calories. |
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Komala Vilas
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76-78 Serangoon Road
Telephone: 6293 3980
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Piping hot Masala Dosai, a rolled pancake filled with curry
potatoes and served with a variety of sauces; Poori, two deep-fried puffy
flour breads to be savoured with slightly spicy but tasty chick pea curry;
Vadai, doughnuts made from lentil and onion and served with chutney sauce,
are all favourites among its customers. |
| Why you'll love it: |
Komala Vilas is a popular household name in Singapore. One
of its branches specialises in retailing Indian sweets and snacks such as
murukku and ladhu. A few years ago, it started the first Indian
fast food joint in Singapore, offering traditional Indian vegetarian food
in a Western setting. Komala Vilas has been well-received by both locals
as well as tourists throughout its 50-year history in Singapore, and has
even been recommended by the Singapore Tourism Board. |
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Annalakshmi
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5 Coleman street #02-10 Excelsior Hotel
Telephone: 6339 9993
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South and North Indian vegetarian cuisine with buffet dinners
on Fridays and Saturdays. Ala carte is served during weekday dinners. |
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Generous spread of mouth-watering Pilaus (rice), a
variety of breads like bhatura and chapatti, which can be
eaten with different vegetable stews like chutney, sambar
and chick peas. Traditional desserts like almond buri, laddu,
yoghurt and milk-based beverages cater especially to those with a sweet
tooth. |
| Why you'll love it: |
The array of delectable dishes is served in an ambience
that reflects the rich Indian culture. Annalakshmi's interior decoration
is simply grandeur - lavishly ornamented with carvings, paintings and statues
and has subtly given unique expression to the pleasures of art and cuisine.
What's more, this non-profit restaurant is the culinary arts centre of the
Temple of Fine Arts (TFA) so it serves to raise funds to support TFA's activities.
Diners are hence free to pay any amount for their meal, as long as it comes
from their hearts. |
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Sunflower Vegetarian
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Far East Plaza, #05-120/27
Telephone: 6737 2854
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House specialties include Sunflower pasta - penne stir-fried
with olive oil, pine nuts, capsicum and angel hair, providing a delicious
fusion of Chinese-style cooking with Italian pasta. The fried brown rice
is tantalizing as well. Savour the different textures of unpolished rice,
potato and fried bean curd slices all at once. Beverages such as cranberry
and redcurrant juice are hot favourites as they have detoxifying effects. |
| Why you'll love it: |
Owner Patrick Loh's love for cooking was so great that he
quit his job in advertising to wield his culinary wand in Sunflower Vegetarian.
This is the place to go if you want to enjoy food in its most natural flavour.
Flavouring using seasoning and sauces is cut back on most dishes. Salt is
not added to 99 per cent of its dishes while MSG is not added in any of
the dishes. |
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