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Pure Saiva at PJ New Town, PJ – Bigger and better (Vegetarian)

Pure Saiva has established itself as a leading destination for vegetarian Indian cuisine, thanks to its holistic and clean eating approach. With two outlets in the city, I often visit their PJ New Town branch, which can become quite crowded during peak hours. It is noteworthy that they have now expanded to a larger space to accommodate their growing clientele.

Yes, Pure Saiva has moved. It now occupies a space just a few doors down in the same row of shops. Regulars will recognize that the previous establishment was Me’nate Steak Hub, which has closed its doors, making way for the exciting new Pure Saiva. Expect the same clean, white ambiance, now even bigger and better.

Menu

Thali Set, RM 10.80 each

For a hearty meal, the Thali Set is perfect, featuring rice, payasam, rasam, papadam, three vegetables, gravy, and more. We chose tauhu sambal, pumpkin, spinach, chickpea, and mixed vegetables, with the tauhu sambal being my favorite for its flavorful balance of slight spiciness, sweetness, and sourness—ideal to eat with rice and pumpkin. The potato cutlet was a satisfying meat substitute, packed with flavor and a great complement to the thali set.

Pandan Nasi Lemak, RM 9

I have good memories of this dish from the old outlet and truly enjoyed it. While the flavor remains delightful, the serving size has shrunk, missing fried items like tempe and chips. The sambal is still enjoyable, though not as spicy as it once was—I even requested an extra serving. When paired with rice, kacang, and crispy mushroom strips, it was quite satisfying. This dish is good, but I strongly believe they should reinstate the variety in the Nasi Lemak, just like they used to.

Address: 24, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Bandar Baru Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: Everyday. 7am to 10pm
Contact Num.:012-201 8231

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Clean and pristine Good vegetarian food in PJ Ladies finger Open Daily Organized Payasam Pumpkin RM 10.80 per plate Tauhu Tomato Chutney Vegetarian

Pure Saiva @ PJ New Town – I’d be back for more 😍😍 (vegetarian)

Every once in a month now, I attempt to be a vagetarian. The word here is ‘attempt’ lol, because I only last till lunch. By the time it hits evening, I am craving for them chicken 🤣🤣 I suck at being a vegetarian, my success rate is perhaps 20% but I shall keep trying lah.

Anyways, this time we dropped by Pure Saiva for a visit. It opened doors last year, having been operating for 15 months so far. It sure does not seem like it when you step into the restaurant. Everything was so pristine and white that I thought the most it could be was a few months old.

Everything is organized and structured. As you head in, you immediately start lining up at the mix rice section. There is a standard fixed price for the rice and all the items on the plate – RM 10.80. There was basically about 20 items to choose from. So, you simply tell them what you want and they’d put it on your plate. Then, you sit and eat. Once you are done, you clean up after yourself, take your plate and leave it in the designated area.

To know more about Pure Saiva and to order food, do head to: https://www.puresaiva.com/

Seeee, as I said, everything was structured and organized.

2 plates of rice, RM 10.80 each

Plate 1
Plate 2

Food was delicious. Between the two plates, there was some pumpkin, brinjal, tauhu cubes, ladies finger, tomato chutney and green vegetable with some coconut spinkle. Each plate had a serving of papadum, payasam, rasam, dried chili and chutney. There was 2 choices for rice – white rice and Ghee basmati rice. I decided to try the latter. Ooooo yum. The ghee + basmati rice combination was a delight by itself, it had its own flavor. I enjoyed eating it by itself without any curry.

I’d be back here soon, for sure 😍

Address: No. 34, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, PJ New Town (few doors away from Affin Bank)

Opening hours: Everyday. Weekdays, 7 am – 6 pm. Weekends, 8 am – 3 pm.

FB page: https://m.facebook.com/puresaiva/

Website: https://www.puresaiva.com/

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Brickfields Buffet Indian Payasam Rice Roti Vegetarian

Annalakshmi @ Brickfields – Delicious vegetarian food, Indian style :)

It is August and lets just say I can look forward to being spoiled, the one that gets a free pass, ‘belanja’ all month long. Why? because I am an awesome individual lah… and also because it is my birthday month yawwww 🙂

The visit to Annalakshmi was one of those – a friend ‘belanja-ing’ me. It has been a loooong time since I last visited this eatery, close to 5,6 years. I do not usually go for vegetarian food because I cannot live without my meat but there are several eateries I make an exception for, one of them is Annalakshmi.

Yup, this eatery serves only Vegetarian food. For most of us meat eaters, vegetarian food is simply bleh .. agreed? Food here though – simply delicious. Bursting with flavor and spices – it sure is worth a visit.

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I simply love their interior. They had Indian paintings spread out on the wall, the lighting, the decor – it was all awesome. They had Indian classical music playing on their audio, which allowed for a calm, chill vibe. They seem to be doing real well for lunch, it was almost packed during my time of visit but since the tables are all well spread out and arranged, you would not even notice the crowd. 

While they do serve individual dishes, most people come here for their buffet spread because well, it simply is delicious and worth it.

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Buffet. 21 ringgit

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Vadai, Pumpkin Parathal, Paneer Parathal, Couliflower Curry, Spinach, Payasam, Rice, Papadum

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Puri and Chapathi

Yup, I ate like a pig today. Both the images above was just half of what I ate, for real. I went back for more dishes 2 more times and dont get me started on the payasam – I had 3 servings of it. Pure gluttony, eh? Once in a very blue moon, oklaaa. Anyways, that is the appeal of buffets, right? to eat as much as you can for a price. The price here was pretty cheap and food was real good – so, I could not resist. Noticed the rotis? Yup, even the rotis are cover by the 21 ringgit I paid. It sure was a good deal.

Basically, they offer you 3 variety of rice – white rice, pulao rice and puli rice, of which I chose the white rice and puli rice. On the side, I had 2 mini vadai + couliflower curry +Pumpkin parathal + Paneer parathal + Spinach + wheat payasam. I especially loved their pumpkin parathal. It had the usual sweetness that comes with pumpkin while also spicy. You can eat it on its own or have it with rice, it is delicious either way. Their payasam was da bomb, real delicious. There were tiny bits of wheat – sago lookalike that was chewy and it complimented the thick sweetness of the payasam real well. Yum!  They offer 2 types of roti – chapathi and puri. I liked the puri, chapati not so much. The chapathi tasted as a chapathi should and how it is, is basically bland. Of course, you could mix it up with sambar and whatever else but yea, I was not feeling it. The puri though, was yummy. It is hard for me to describe it but yea – do give it a try if you fancy some rotis.

 

Would I head here again?

Yessss 🙂

 

Address: Temple of Fine Arts, No. 114 – 116, Jalan Berhala, Brickfields

Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays,11.30 am – 3 pm, 6.30 pm – 10 pm. Tuesdays Closed.

 

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