Eating out for under RM30: Di Naina Nasi Kandar, Dataran Sunway

The restaurant's MVP for this writer - grilled tenggiri fish.

NASI kandar joints are everywhere these days. So what makes one different from the rest? To borrow a line from Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction, it’s the little differences. They all have more or less the same stuff, but each establishment should have a couple of things they just do better than most – USPs (uniquely scrumptious preparations) that make it stand out.

For me, the USP at Restoran Di Naina is its rava thosai. I make no claim to being an authority of any kind on thosai, and yes, thosai was once the domain of chettinad/South Indian-type establishments. But I know how I like my rava, and Di Naina always does it right: crisp around the edges but not so wafer-thin that it would just break into unappetising shards at the touch, thick enough as you work your way in for each piece to be a satisfying mouthful.