In a show of support, Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali today paid a visit to the popular 'Nasi Lemak Anak Dara' stall and even imparted some business advice to its 24-year-old owner, Siti Hajjar Ahmad.

This was after the young lass, whose business went viral on social media, was slapped with a RM2,000 compound from the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) for operating without a licence.

During his visit, Azmin also handed out MBSA trader's licence application forms to Siti Hajjar and other traders in Section 7, Shah Alam, encouraging them to legalise their business, Selangorkini reported.

Azmin urged other roadside traders to follow suit, to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of traders are taken care of.

Meanwhile, the fine has not deterred Siti Hajjar from continuing her business, which she began shortly after graduating from university.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, she said she was taking it positively as a challenge that she, as a trader, must face.

"(The money I got) from all my hardwork selling nasi lemak will be used to make the payments.

"Since I started the business, I have never once thought of using my mother's money.

"She had once offered to give me money, when I went back (to Kedah), but I declined because I resolved not to be a burden to anyone. I want everything to be from my own efforts," she wrote on Facebook.

Siti Hajjar, who has an electrical engineering degree from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) started selling nasi lemak as a means to generate income while looking for a job in Selangor.

But the fine has forced her to operate from her apartment unit on the fifth floor, and she spoke of having to climb the stairs nine times a day to deliver her customers' orders.