SHAH ALAM, March 19 -- There was a time when people would queue for hours for Chef Ammar Al Ali's Nasi Arab at the Ramadan bazaar in Stadium Shah Alam here, braving the afternoon heat just to get their hands on his famed lamb shank rice dish.

It's been three years since and the scene today is vastly different; the long lines have vanished and customers need to wait only three to five minutes to be served.

The Palestinian has also opened another stall in Putrajaya's Presint 3 Ramadan bazaar where demand for his food persists.

But the frantic rush for his food in the national administrative capital, like the one in Shah Alam, has noticeably eased.

"The preparation is the same as last year, but there's a challenge," Chef Ammar admitted t...