Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi serves free meals to thousands daily through its langar service. Langar is a Sikh tradition where a common kitchen prepares vegetarian meals for all visitors regardless of background. To serve the large number of visitors, Gurdwara Bangla Sahib has industrial-scale equipment like dough mixers, chapati makers, and dishwashers. On a normal day it prepares 50,000-70,000 chapatis and washes 7,000 utensils using modern machinery operated by volunteer sevadars to efficiently serve its large langar.

1. Delhi Largest Free Eatery

3. Meaning of Langar
• Langar is the term used in the Sikh religion or in Punjab in
general for common kitchen/canteen where food is served in
Gurdwara to all the visitors (without distinction of
background) for free. At the langar, only vegetarian food is
served, to ensure that all people, regardless of their dietary
restrictions, can eat as equals. Langar is open to Sikhs and
non-Sikhs alike.

4. Story Behind Langar
• When the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev, attained
manhood, his father gave him 20 rupees and sent him on a
trading expedition, impressing upon him that a good
bargain makes for a good profit.
• On his way to buy merchandise, he met a group of Sadhus
living in a jungle. Nanak noticed the emaciated condition of
the naked holy men and decided that the most profitable
transaction he could make with his father's money would
be to feed and clothe them.
• When he returned home empty handed, his father
punished him. Insisting that true profit is to be had in
selfless service, Guru Nanak established the principal
of langar.

5. BanglaSahib
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is the most prominent Sikh
Gurudwara, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi, known
for its association with the eighth
Sikh Guru Har Krishan.
It is situated near Connaught Place, New Delhi.

6. Thali Served at Gurudwara

7. Warehouse

9. Dough Mixing
• The first and foremost step in making
chapattis is to mix the dough. Gurudwara is
using modern technology in making food.
Dough is mixed by Dough mixer. 50kg of
Dough can be mixed in one time

10. Specification Of Dough Mixer
Clock-wise , Anti clock wise running
50kg flour mixing
#304 Stainless Steel
Double motor for double speed
Slow Mixing for Strong Flour
Manual button controller optional
60% or higher water absorption for cost
and labor efficiency
Advanced circuit design with overload
and phase protection for long equipment
life
Outer packing:SHM-120:Dimensions:
1,110 x 710 x 1,060mm

11. Specification of Chapatti maker
Height
Approx 1500mm
Width
Approx 1500mm
Length
Approx 1250mm
Weight
Approx 250 kg
Capacity
Approx
1500chapatti/hr.
Wt. of Chapatti
25gm to 45gm
Thickness of
Chapatti
1.5 to 2.5mm
Size of Chapatti
4.5 to 6.5 inches
Colour of Chapatti
Light Brown
Appearance
Soft and puffed
layer
Gas Consumption
1.25 to 1.75 kg/hr.
Electricity
Single phase
1.50kW

12. Process of Chapatti Making
• In BanglaShaib daily
30,000-50,000 people
are served. In Normal
Routine it would be a
Herculean Task but for
Sevadars who work
here do it easily so let
us see how These
Sevadars do it.
• Number of Chapattis
prepared in 1 day:
50,000-70,000

13. Tawa Roti
Chapatti maker would make
the dough balls in round
pancake form and after that
these pancakes are to be
cooked on the TAWA and
these pancakes will be
cooked until blisters appears
on the bread.

14. Sabzi making
Every Plate needs a Dish to
enjoy the delicacy. The
Following are the stats:
•450 Kilos of vegetable cooked
during one meal.
• 5 to 6 Kilos of spices used in
one meal.
•Vegetables are purchased fresh
on the same day.
•It is transported by a truck
owned by Gurudwara.

15. Dishwasher
Such a colossal organization has to
maintain a huge inventory of dishes
in order too serve numerous
people. With a capacity of 7000
utensils it needs to be washed and
stored. For that the Gurudwara has
a dishwasher which is:
•Bought from Germany Costing Rs.
25 Lac
•It washes 2000 dishes per hour
•Requires low maintenance and is
easy to operate.