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Jen's Underground

Name: Jen's Underground
Address: Petaling Jaya, MY
Telephone: +60162498009
Price range: Not applicable
Rating: 5

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Famous for Mushroom Tartlets, Pineapple Tartlets, Makmur, Underground Dining, Seasonal Specialties, Ola and welcome! Our food is “West-based”.

Jen’s Underground Supper Club is a movement that caters to gourmands, serious foodies, chefs, executives, and high profile events and parties. By “West-based” I mean Swiss, French, Italian, Spanish, Moroccan, German, Austrian and American-influenced or -inspired food tweaked for the Malaysian palate. My food is cooked, baked, roasted, poached and seared with high quality ingredients, from fresh he

rbs to alkaline water, and prepared in a hygienic environment. I love cooking with wines, liqueurs and spirits. For drinking water, I am proud to only serve Kangen Water. Please drop an email if you have any questions regarding our ingredients. The club is private. You can expect a warmly lit environment that is homely and cosy, and with great music; perfect for quiet conversation – this is why we keep our numbers small. My family includes three cats that you may see lounging around the living room at times. You are advised not to approach them as they are the heads of the house and prefer to be left alone. Should you approach them do so at your own risk. At Jen’s, I aim to please your palette, your tummy, your heart and your occasion. Call 03 7733 7732 to be invited.

21/10/2025

SAMBAL ADA!

It’s Spring in Hobart and we thought…ok la…let’s cook outside so that the whole house won’t smell of Sambal. Mau juga style kampung kan?

As you can see, at first, masih boleh tahan sejuk then lama lama tunggu sambal pecah…adoi mak! It’s 9 degrees and WINDY at a Kingston!

Nasib baik ada Sambal!
Panas and Pedas!

26/09/2025

Pisang Goreng

Isn’t it true that like all of our favourites (Laksa, Rendang, Nasi Lemak, Char Koay Teow, Bibingka and more!) the average Malaysian comb through the streets most of their lives looking for that perfect “PISANG GORENG?” That’s why I chose to have it as a dessert in my Nasi Lemak Classes and served it at our previous food outlets. Some guests shamelessly go for seconds! 😜

Like Tempura, Fried Chicken, Onion Rings, it’s all about the batter. No matter how beautiful your vegetables are, how free range your chicken meats are, how special your onions are….if your batter sucks then your dish sucks! Hahaha 😂

Furthermore, eating out means being exposed to some unhealthy ingredients that vendors use to keep their business sustainable and earn some profits. That’s just the way it is, this is reality. We have to take full responsibility of noticing this things ourselves. This is true for the oils vendors or most people use. One of the first rule I share with my students is to “change your oil!” For the whole family’s well being….it cannot get simpler than that.

Anyway, I’ve decided to include this irresistible dessert “The Perfect Pisang Goreng served with Vanilla Ice Cream and Maple Syrup” in my upcoming Sambal Masterclass this Sunday.

Make an effort, make it a learning goal, come with your BFF, your daughter, your son, your partner and join Babs and I where we share our knowledge with you and the people you love. Cooking together is a sure way to build your relationships. This is your chance!

Food is the most important social gathering ritual that we do worldwide.

25/09/2025

Jen’s Dining Table: Where Flavour Lives

Countless delicious dishes have made their way across Jen’s dining table—and the secret behind many of them? Babs’s legendary sambal.

Friends and family keep coming back for more, but few know that Babs’s Sambal is the true heart of these irresistible local favourites. It’s even been featured in Japanese media and shared with curious food lovers from around the world!

This Sunday, 28th September at 2 PM, don your apron and join us for a flavour-packed sambal workshop.

In this hands-on class, you’ll learn directly from Babs how to craft the perfect sambal that’s rich, spicy, and utterly addictive. But that’s just the beginning! Jen will then show you how to take that sambal and transform it into mouthwatering dishes like Mee Siam, Crispy Chicken Sambal, and Udang Kering Sambal.

Come hungry. Leave inspired.

Babs’s Sambal: It’s heaven on a spoon.

20/09/2025

SAMBAL MASTERCLASS!

This is my recent obsession, Mee Siam! Mee Hoon fried with Bab’s Udang Kering Sambal, lemongrass, Kafir leaves, veggies and then parah with limau nipis or better still limau kasturi! Served with paper thin egg omelette. Lagi sedap with Ayam Goreng! SUPER YUMMY!

When you have the best sambal recipe like Babs, not only you expand your repertoire, it’s guaranteed delicious and using only the finest ingredients.

Watch out for our once in a lifetime “SAMBAL” class where you get to learn how to transform your dishes into extra ordinary deliciousness. The likes of Assam Pedas, Sambal Udang, Sambal Squid and more! Comes with tips, tricks and secrets you cannot get elsewhere.

Level up your skills! DM for full details. Happening first week of October.

Ini kali lah!

07/09/2025

A FRESH START

We wrapped up our series of classes yesterday with a fresh mindset about food, complete with new and sophisticated techniques, tricks, secrets and so much more on how we can continue to enjoy all of it. There’s nothing more powerful than being - back in charge of our health care!

You know today, at this particular point in our lives, we need to know that things are changing, pay attention to the way that they’re changing and change with it.

Life is much much simpler if we just take care of our moments. When we are mindful about how we spend our moments, we give meaning to it. Besides, you don’t get burnout when you’re mindful.

It’s starts with us and it starts in our home.

Cheers to Dev and Kelly! May the joys of food continue to enrich your lives!

03/09/2025

Special delivery

Someone special sighted Apple Pie on my menu for tomorrow and these just turned up at my door! 😱

Speechless…thank you Grace! 🥰♥️😘

03/09/2025

Ring My Bell!

31/08/2025

CULINARY ART

Dev and Kelly continued with their culinary adventure yesterday. They learned to make my famous Mushroom Tartlets which I taught for the first time. For mains we made “Stuffed Chicken Thighs” with couscous, nuts, raisins, cheese, etcetera and a Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Tart.

When they suggested to take some classes with me, immediately I knew my purpose was for me to help them enrich their retirement lives with some classic cooking skills that they can evolve into their own culinary repertoire over time. I believe that the best days of our lives must be filled with the best foods.

So whenever I begin any class, I always start with “Imagine you are having 6 to 8 guests coming over for dinner later. You are going to entertain them with this menu which we are working with today.“ This idea is to create potential possibilities of the student’s future. What you cannot see, you cannot behold! It’s not just about so you can now cook!

Growth is not something that happens by accident, it is a choice, a commitment. A daily decision to become better than you were yesterday. Too often people wait for life to change before they decide to grow. But real transformation happens when you take responsibility for your own evolution. No one is going to do it for you. If you want to become stronger, wiser, more fulfilled and the best - you have to be willing to put in the work.

Dev and Kelly’s efforts were at least 90% for this fine dining class. We were dead beat after the class. Hahaha

24/08/2025

All for the love of Rendang

In the heart of every Malaysian lives a desire to learn, cook and master the crème de la crème of Malaysian cuisine - RENDANG! It’s truly a status you have to earn. Hahaha

Today we celebrated the Art of Cooking Rendang with 2 lawyers, an Advisor, a Writer, a Corporate trainer and a Career Coach. Like me, mostly all semi retired.

We started with a chicken deboning demonstration by Babs, complete with a QnA session about this bird. Followed by “How to whip up a Coconut Pie?”

A fantastic day of being fully present and fully engaged with all of our senses!

17/08/2025

A Family Affair

In Chinese metaphysics there are 3 cycles - the productive, weakening and controlling cycles.

The study of these cycles can also reveal to you, what kind of person you are, just reflect of this. When you operate from the productive cycle - you are creative, present, grounded, attuned and intuitive. You are in a sacred space where real transformation can happen.

From the weakening cycle is when you overthink, you ruminate, you worry, you mostly don’t know what you want to eat and you have a problem with enjoying your food. You are in a place where you are always tired, lack energy and needy.

From the controlling cycle is when you are emotionally attached to your compulsive, impulsive and obsessive behaviours. Almost nobody can please or make you happy. You are in a place where you always have to be right, you think you are perfect and you struggle with your shadows, the parts of your self that you reject. You are in constant conflict with yourself and others.

So for me and what I have gathered through my years of kitchen experience is that the key in life is to be in the creative zone (productive cycle) as much as possible. I can attest that the kitchen is one of the best place where creativity is nurtured and nourished. Your family thrive especially when it’s a family affair. It’s where empowerment happens because it’s a whole approach to well being on the levels of mind, body and spirit!

Don’t be surprise that “COOKING” can help you discover your own purpose with intentions. Over time, it gently helps you navigate forward through all your phases of change, to overcome limiting beliefs, address behavioural obstacles that get in your way. This is because it involves fundamentals, techniques and there’s a framework. Healing also happens in the kitchen!

Meet the Nairs. Here, we take cooking to a deeper level, a soul level!

15/08/2025

Tomorrow’s VIP Class

Taken from Jen’s Underground menu - never taught before!

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14/08/2025

At The Heart of every Malay Home - Sirloin Beef/ Chicken Rendang by Jennifer Palencia

1 SPOT LEFT - GET NOW!

Learn how to make the rendang that had Celebrity Chef Aaron Craze burning! Largely considered to be the crème de la crème of Malaysian cuisine, you're not a real chef until you've learnt how to make the best sirloin beef rendang.

In Jen’s class, you will learn the best kept secrets along with the fundamentals of cooking with spices.You will master how to make the best Rendang components such as kerisik, chilli boh, root paste and spice rub, all of which you can use for cooking other amazing dishes. You will learn the benefits of learning each Rendang component from “scratch’ that will guarantee to bring your cooking skills to the next level and inspire you to go beyond. You will learn step by step how easy it is to create your Rendang dish to perfection and remain confident with the best outcome each time. You will naturally build your confidence and will never be intimidated ever again by any other challenging dish. What’s more? You will be the owner of the best rendang recipe in the world.

This is a master class, it is concise and clear. This means you will internalise the techniques you will learn. You will understand it, move it and develop the dish in the right way. You will learn the intuitive levels of cooking to a point where you don’t have to think anymore. When you reach this level of cooking, the feeling you will have is magic, mastery, power and love in the kitchen!

This class will include a chicken deboning session and an additional Boneless Chicken Rendang tutorial.

Only RM380.00 per person. Happening on 23rd August 2025! Take your cooking to a mastery level.

What’s more? Jen will teach you how to whip up a Coconut Pie for dessert while the Rendang is braising!

❤️✌️Jen

Address

Petaling Jaya

Opening Hours

Monday	10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 17:00
Thursday	10:00 - 17:00
Friday	10:00 - 17:00
Saturday	10:00 - 17:00
Sunday	10:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+60162498009

Website

https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Attraction_Review-g298570-d2477681-Reviews-Jen_s_Homegrown_Cooking_Academy-Kuala_Lumpur_W

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