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Malacca Eat: Pak Putra Tandoori Chicken & Naan @ Taman Kota Laksamana

Pak Putra Restaurant is located in the outskirt of Melaka Old Town and is just a stone's throw away. It opens at 5:30pm and offers another option for dinner or supper when most eating places in the old town are closed for the day — except on weekends when the Jonker Walk Night Market takes place.


Pak Putra Restaurant

Pak Putra's specialties are their wide varieties of naan, or baked leavened bread, and tandoori chicken — said to be from Pakistani cuisine. Their signature tandoori chicken is a must-try. Other dishes, including vegetarian delicacies, are also available.


Pak Putra: menu

Ordering their tandoori chicken with any style of naan is usual fares for most visitors to the restaurant. The recommended beverage will be one of the fruity lassi series — a Punjabi traditional yogurt-based drinks. One of my meals at Pak Putra consists of the signature tandoori chicken, garlic naan and mango lassi.


Pak Putra: Tandoori chicken, garlic naan & mango lassi

The yogurt-marinated tandoori chicken is roasted in a cylindrical oven known as "tandoor" to perfection.


Pak Putra: Roasting chicken in tandoor

The reddish roasted chicken is not dry and still retains its tenderness and juiciness. Squeeze a little lime juice on the chicken and it adds on a limey aroma. Their special green sauce is mildly spicy with a mild-minty taste.


Pak Putra: Tandoori chicken

I had been to Pak Putra several times and should have tried other dishes, but I missed the so-tender tandoori chicken so much that I ordered it with different types of naan every time I went back to the restaurant.


The chicken tikka achari, another yogurt-marinate dish, is an Indian kebab dish to try with a special creamy sauce. A totally different experience.


Pak Putra: Chicken tikka achari

Ever since I tried Pak Putra's tandoori chicken, I have not tasted a better tandoori chicken elsewhere.



Address:

Pak Putra Restaurant

56 & 58, Jalan 4, Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia



Opening Hours:

5:30pm to 1am | Closed on alternate Monday




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