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STARMETRO, FRIDAY 12 MAY 2017 Business 9 Home-cooked Malaysian Singapore tv Channel 5 6.00AM: Antique Road Trip 7.00: First Look Asia 9.00: The Dr Oz Show 10.00: Classical Destinations 10.30: JML TV favourites in Sydney Home Shopping 11.00: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11.50: Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 1.00: Wheel Of Fortune 1.30: By ZIEMAN Tanglin 2.00: Oh Carol! 2.30: [email protected] Owner from Penang finds niche offering banana leaf Talking Point 2017 3.00: The Dr Oz Show 4.00: Phua Chu Kang THE appeal of Amma’s Modern concept and Asian staples in Australia Pte Ltd 7 4.30: Koji Cooks 5.00: Kitchen in Toongabbie, in the sub- The Ellen DeGeneres Show 6.00: urb of Sydney, Australia is not Hollywood Profiles : Angelina Jolie only in its delicious food. The 6.30: Just For Laughs Gags 6.45: charm has enticed Malaysian Walking With Dinosaurs (Movie) tourists and locals alike, who are 8.30: Tanglin 9.00: News 5 9.30: full of praise for the exotic food. On The Red Dot 10.00: The Flash Like any true Malaysian, found- 11.00: The Flash MIDNIGHT: er and owner Amy Tanglin 12.30AM: Survivor 1.30: The Flash 2.30: The Flash 3.30: Ramachandren, 39, craved for Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure home-cooked food when she first 4.30: Classical Destinations 5.10: arrived in Sydney some 10 years The Dr Oz Show 6.00AM: See ago. But when the longing tomorrow’s schedule became too much, Amy decided to open a restaurant. Channel 8 Although there are a few 6.00AM: Right Frequency 6.30: Malaysian restaurants around, Wonderful World 7.30: Hello Amy wanted the Malaysian- Singapore Highlights 8.00: Indian food with a South Indian Mightiest Mother-In-Law twist. The only place she could get 9.00: Morning Express 9.30: the fix is at Kammadhenu 118 10.00: Focus 10.30: The Restaurant in Homebush, cooked Amorous Lotus Pan NOON: The by Sandra Ponniah. Best Of Eat Already? 12.30PM: “I miss my kind of food, so Just For Laughs Gags Asia 1.00: while working as an Account News 8 At One 1.30: Life - Fear Receivable @ Order Processing Not 2.00: Chicken Stew: Tales Clerk at a public-listed logistic From The Salted Egg Temple company in Sydney, I started 2.30: Schemes Of A Beauty 3.30: planning to set up the Malaysian- Golden Age Talentime 4.30: A Place Called Home 5.30: Indian restaurant,” said the busi- The Truth Seekers 6.30: Hello nesswoman, whose real name is Singapore 7.30: 118 8.00: Tamilarasi. Amma’s Modern Kitchen started in 2015 in Sydney, Australia Body SOS 8.30: Frontline Since she used to run a fish- 9.00: Mightiest Mother-In-Law head curry and crab masala res- 10.00: News Tonight 10.30: taurant back home, Amy knew Food Moments 11.00: Sign how to set up a restaurant. And MIDNIGHT: Swordsman 1.00AM: so, she called Aunty Ponniah and Memories Of June 2.00: Turn Of her brother, Devan Vallipuram to The Tide 4.00: Love 6.00AM: start Amma’s Modern Kitchen in See tomorrow’s schedule Homebush, Sydney. “I chose the name Amma, Suria which means, “mother” in Tamil. 3.00PM: Juxbox Ekspres 4.00: There’s nothing like mum’s cook- Menantu Sepuluh Ribu 5.00: ing and you just miss it wherever Rumi & Jawi 6.00: Skuad Cilik you are and that’s how I want the 6.30: Makan Expose 7.00: taste to be,” said Amy who now Seindah Takdir Cinta 8.00: Berita operates her restaurant at Aurelia 8.30: Misi Beta 9.00: Kerana St, Toongabbie in Sydney, Kasih (Malay/Local Telemovie) Australia. 11.00: Bongkar 11.30: Berita Amy says her ultimate dream is to MIDNIGHT: Healthy Lifestyle The place, which caters for 60 1.00AM: Close people, serves Malaysian curries, open the first drive-through Malaysian restaurant in Australia. South Indian and Sri Lankan Okto street food, freshly made paratha, 9.00AM: Junction Tree 9.30: roti canai, murtabak and also The chicken satay. The Rainbow Bus 10.00: Zack Chinese-Malaysian staples. She & Quack 10.30: Disney Sheriff opened her restaurant in 2015. Callie’s Wild West 11.00: Mike The front of the restaurant is a promotion, which has drawn hopes to expand Amma’s Modern The Knight 11.30: Pocoyo 1 & 2 takeaway counter with various more customers from Sri Lanka, Kitchen to a chain restaurant. NOON: Junction Tree 12.30PM: curries, deep-fried snacks like China, Singapore, Philippines and “We get a few big groups some- The Rainbow Bus 1.00PM: Zack vegetable/lamb/chicken rolls, Indonesia. Our merged kitchen times but because of the lack of & Quack 1.30: Disney Sheriff chicken scotch eggs, masala vadai concept – Take Away & Dine-in is space, we have to turn some of Callie’s Wild West 2.00: Mike with chutney, ulundu vadai, fish also a hit among locals,” said the them down. And this happens The Knight 2.30: Pocoyo 1 & cutlet, chicken/fish patties and mother of three children, aged 13, mostly on weekends. We hope to 2 3.00: Junction Tree 3.30: The Indian sweets. 15 and 17. get a bigger place and introduce Rainbow Bus 4.00: Babar 4.30: During weekends, customers Amy hopes to put all the special more variety on the menu. Vic The Viking 5.00: Spongebob can look forward to salmon fish- items in the daily menu and avail- “Only then we can start think- Squarepants 5.30: The head curry with okra and toma- able on all days, so as not to dis- ing of opening the second branch. Adventures Of The Young Marco toes. appoint anyone. Making Amma’s Modern Kitchen Polo 6.00: Geronimo Stilton “Our curries are different as we “I also prefer to hire Malaysian a chain is my ultimate dream and 6.30: Origami Samurai 7.05: The Vegetarian Nasi Lemak is Super 100 7.15: Great Eastern don’t use coconut milk but they’re staff and chefs to ensure the hopefully we can make it the first special in its own way. Hyundai S.League 2017 (Tampines still creamy. Red Snapper fish- authenticity of my Malaysian drive-through Malaysian restau- Rovers Fc Vs Home United head curry is also popular among food. Currently, I have three rant in Australia,” she said. She spent her teenage life in Fc) 9.30: The Football Review Malaysians and Singaporeans. Malaysian students as service Over the years, the place has Sungai Buloh and Bangsar among 10.00: Italian Serie A (Genoa Our cooks are well trained and staff and three Malaysian chefs been a meeting point of sorts for other places, as her father worked vs Internazionale) MIDNIGHT: able to whip up good stuff in the including myself. Malaysians. with KTM Berhad. Omnisport 12.30AM: Close kitchen,” said Amy who used to “The ingredients are sourced “You get Malaysians all under Despite her success, Amy still be an accounts manager for from the Asian groceries near my one roof here. They get to know thinks fondly of home. Vasantham Karpal Singh & Co. house and also in Sydney, which each other and exchange phone “I love and miss Malaysia. I try 3.00PM: Anjaraipetti 3.30: Oor Their banana leaf concept has the biggest market. Some of numbers while waiting for the to come back at least once a year. Kuruvi 4.00: Kalyaani 4.30: Guru together with the other ‘must-have’ the stuff is imported from food to be served. My recent trip was last January Paarvai 5.30: Sabaash Seriyana Malaysian dishes like nasi lemak, Malaysia. “I feel blessed whenever my after a four-year gap. I spent a Pohtti 5.30: Mat YOYO 6.00: mamak mee goreng, Penang char “At times, we have to substitute customers say they love coming to month back home this time. Suryaputhri (Malayalam) 6.30: kuey teow, satay, rojak, mee rebus, certain ingredients but we try to my restaurant. We are in no com- “But how I wish I could spend Suryaputhri (Malayalam) 7.00: ABC, cendol and briyani are also a do that sparingly. Only if it gives petition. more time there. Then again, Mighty Raju 7.30: Chhota Bheem hit with customers. similar quality because we don’t “Our food is like what our that would be impossible as it 8.00: A for Anbu 8.30: Tamil “It’s not easy to be popular compromise on the quality of mothers would cook at home. I can affect my business,” said Seithi 9.00: Indian Beat 10.00: overnight especially to be recog- food,” said Amy, who bought want to reach people’s heart Amy whose daily mantra is; Tamil Talkies: Chembaruthi (Movie) nised as the first Malaysian- some banana leaf-designed plates through my food,” said Amy who whatever the mind of man can 12.30AM: Tamil Seithi 1.00AM: Close Indian Restaurant in Sydney. during her recent trip home. was born and raised in Mount conceive and believe, it can “Thanks to the word-of-mouth Due to popular demand, Amy Erskine, Penang. achieve!.