Chennai is getting introduced to various international cuisines these days, Pelita Nasi Kandar is a Malaysian speciality restaurant. The meaning of Nasi Kandar, is supposed to be, Rice (Nasi in Malay) and Yoke (Kandar in Malay) and this is a traditional dish with the origins from Indian Muslims.
I’ve just had the crushed ice with ice cream and others don’t suit my taste buds because of the Non-veg content. 
Posted by Ko Yem Binjai on July 3, 2008 at 10:08 am
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Posted by swarna on July 3, 2008 at 11:56 am
hey yea me been to tht place totally agree it has tht nonveg smell allover th place including the veggie dishes ..
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Ram : Great Swarna, been following you in Burrp. Will check out your weblog too…. thanks for dropping by & your lovely comments.
Posted by Abraham Lincoln on July 3, 2008 at 1:49 pm
With branches all over Asia when you got to eat look for one of these places. I bet it is more popular than Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Ram : Yes Abraham, and there more to come in this weblog about these eateries ….. watch out
Posted by R.Shantaram on July 3, 2008 at 3:54 pm
The place kind of grows on you… I believe etymologically ‘kandar’ is closer to ’shoulder’ – so the man with the rice bags across his shoulder would sit down and light a ‘pelita’ – a small candle! At least that was the story I was told the first time at PNK, many many moons ago!
Ram : Thanks for more light Shantaram …..
Posted by Harry Makertia on July 3, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I thought some Malaysian foods are strongly influenced by Indian food, with curry and garam masala.
Ram : I guess so Harry …. Thanks for dropping by