Made in Kelantan: Delicious Royal Murtabak
Folks….. I have tried this before and believe me this Made-in-Kelantan Royal Murtabak is good. At RM11 per piece it is quite expensive but it’s so thick, big and yummy you’d rather pay RM11 for one of these instead of RM3 for three or so of other murtabaks. Hmmm… I can’t wait to go back to Kelantan this coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri and enjoy these great stuff. Thanks to the Star for featuring this murtabak in today’s edition of Star Online.
Plus-sized murtabak draws the crowd
KOTA BARU: A stall selling its very own king-sized murtabak – aptly named the “Royal Murtabak” – has been the focus of many during the fasting month here.
A long line of people is seen crowding the stall hours before the breaking of fast every day to buy the plus-sized delicacies.
Extra fillings: Nik Faizah making the murtabak at her house in Kota Baru yesterday.
Hawker Nik Faizah Nik Ab Rahman, 53, has been making and selling the extra big murtabak since 1995.“I learned how to make murtabak from my mother who named it the Royal Murtabak,” she said.
Her mother had named the delicacy – dough wrapped in meat – the Royal Murtabak in the 1970s after the then Sultan of Kelantan Al-Marhum Tuanku Yahya Petra suggested it to her when dining at her stall.
Nik Faizah, who has three children, began learning the art of making the jumbo-sized murtabak at the age of 15.
Later, she took over her mother’s stall along Jalan Merbau here and made it a speciality for those breaking fast.
Sold at RM11 per piece, the response is so good, thanks to the double chunks of pastry and meat, rolled in with eggs, a secret recipe of spices, and a large serving of onions which her customers love.
Nik Faizah said that during the non-fasting period, she sells about 80 pieces daily but once Ramadan begins, sale of the delicacy would increase to 300 pieces daily.
Updated: Are you visiting Kota Bharu soon? Or are you coming back to Kota Bharu to celebrate Hari Raya? You can order your Royal Murtabak here:
Hjh Nik Faizah bt Hj Nik Abd Rahman
Sec 4 No 19 Jalan Merbau
15300 Kota Bharu Kelantan
Tel : 09 - 748 3898
Good luck… because just two weeks ago I had asked my brother-in-law to order two for me and he only managed to get only one to send it over to me here in Kuala Lumpur :)
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1 opinion for Made in Kelantan: Delicious Royal Murtabak
Evelyn
Sep 30, 2007 at 7:46 am
This sounds similar to Russian piroshki, except when that has meat it’s usually beef hamburger, at least around here. I need to go see if we’ve got any Malaysian cooking around here so I can try this stuff! :)
Che: Evelyn, let me know when you can find one.. :)
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