By Sheela Chandran | The Star |
The kitchen of the Gurdwara Sahib Seremban (GSS) at Jalan Yam Tuan in Seremban was a flurry of activity as devotees from the Sikh community busy themselves in preparation for Vaisakhi celebrations in two days.
Retired civil engineer Kalvindar Kaur, 64, and a group of women are busy making chapatis, while at the verandah, a team of men slice onions, cucumbers, and carrots.
Another dedicated group of volunteers is busy making delectable sweet treats such as jalebi (a sweet treat made from wheat flour and yoghurt, soaked in sugar syrup), gulab jamun (milk balls soaked in sugar syrup), barfi (made from condensed milk solids), and ladoo (sweet balls made from gram flour).
Containers filled with methia (crispy fried flour crispies) are also being prepared to be served during the Vaisakhi festivities.
“We have been extremely busy with preparations for Vaisakhi. In the past one week, volunteers have been coming to the GSS to spring clean the temple and to ensure it will be ready for our religious festival,” says Kalvindar, as her hands skillfully shaping the dough into perfect rounds for chapatis to feed the volunteers.
The gurdwara is a place of worship and community gathering for Sikhs, where they come together to worship, learn, and engage in communal activities.
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