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Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre does seem like one of those hawker centres that sees some periodic movement of the tenants operating within from time-to-time — the hawker centre has most recently seen yet another round of new tenants occupying the stall units that had vacated the hawker centre. One of such stalls would be 九意咖喱鸡饭 Curry Chicken Rice that occupies one of the stall units located at the middle row of the hawker centre closer towards Woodlands Stadium. As one would have expected from the namesake of the stall, 九意咖喱鸡饭 Curry Chicken Rice isn’t exactly a typical stall serving up Hainanese Chicken Rice — instead, it does seem to be a little bit of a fusion concept that brings the likes of curry with the all-familiar Hainanese chicken rice. Apart from serving up their Beansprout Curry Chicken Rice, 九意咖喱鸡饭 Curry Chicken Rice also jumps onto the bandwagon of establishments serving up poached chicken with Nasi Briyani, whilst those looking for items less adventurous can settle for their Curry Chicken Noodle, Shredded Chicken Bee Hoon Soup and Thai Style Chicken Cutlet with Rice.
The Beansprout Curry Chicken Rice is observed to come default with elements such as beansprouts, beancurd puffs, poached chicken and potatoes being drenched in a curry gravy on a separate plate away from the rice — this plate is also topped off with coriander; we were also asked if we wanted to add a braised egg to our order which we ended up going for. Meanwhile, the rice that is served on the side would be the same as that of the rice of Hainanese chicken rice that typical chicken rice stalls tend to serve — patrons do get a choice to drench the rice with a little bit of the same curry gravy as well. Going straight for the poached chicken, we did feel that the poached chicken here is done pretty well; juicy and tender with the flesh being especially smooth — nothing too dry nor streaky from the fibres of the meat. Being drenched in a curry gravy, the curry gravy here does seem to be on the lighter side in terms of both flavour and consistency; this does seem to be deliberate though considering how the dish does come with the “oily rice” that is typically served with Hainanese chicken rice — the flavours of the curry does get a little richer when had together with the rice without becoming particularly jelak. Speaking of the rice here; the rice does come pretty fragrant having absorbed the flavours of the chicken stock — not too gingery, and did carry sufficient flavour on its own. The dish does come with a generous load of beansprouts that comes with a crunch, while the potato does come stewed in the curry for a soft, melt-in-the-mouth consistency that doesn’t require much bite.
