At 83, home cook Dato' Seri Abdul Mutalib still cooks up a storm for Hari Raya


Abdul Mutalib (seated) has been making mee rebus and meehoon biryani for his family every Raya for years, and it is something that his daughter Mazuin and grandson Tunku Muhammad (both standing) really look forward to. — Photos: ART CHEN/The Star

At 83, Dato’ Seri Abdul Mutalib Datuk Seri Mohamed Razak cuts a lively, sprightly figure. In his charming home in Damansara, he bustles about with purpose, ladling kuah onto his signature mee rebus as his daughter Mazuin Mutalib stands nearby, ready to help if required.

“It’s based on a family recipe that I inherited from my late mother and my aunty. When I went to university in the United Kingdom, I made it using whatever I could find there and when I came back, I perfected the recipe,” he says, smiling.

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