Langars for Gurudwaras are known worldwide for their huge amount of food distributed to anyone and everyone. The Golden Temple in Amritsar, the most famous and revered of all Gurudwaras serves langar which is on every devotee’s wishlist. Recently, Chef Vikas Khanna shared a video of the making of dal served at the langar. The video shows the strength and determination of the cooks to serve the community. Their tenacious efforts in cooking these humongous batches clearly show their dedication.
Chef Vikas Khanna Shares BTS Of The 500-Kg Dal Langar
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The video that Chef Vikas shared on his Instagram was first shared by the Delhi-based food blogger who goes by the name King Discovers. The video starts with the narrator taking us to the kitchens of the iconic Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The narrator tells us that the kitchens of the Golden Temple house are some of the biggest kadhais in the whole world. They are always making dal for the langar and each gigantic kadhai makes up to 500 kg of dal for the langar. There are around three giant kadhais in the kitchen.
Dal made in these kadhais feeds lakhs of people every day. Since dal is one thing that is always being made, the kadhai has an attached tap so that the cooks don’t have to waste their time and energy pouring water into the giant kadhai.
The Kitchens At Golden Temple Are Always Cooking Dal
Since this dal is made at such an illustrious place, lots of pure desi ghee is used in its making. The video ends with the cooks transporting the freshly made dal in buckets to the langar hall.
In case you did not know, the Golden Temple houses the largest free kitchen in the world. The service-oriented people of this place take pride in this tradition and everyone is welcome to have hot meals here regardless of their caste, religion, creed, age and gender.
Have you ever been to the Golden Temple? Have you participated in any langar? Let us know in the comments section below!
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