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Vaisakhi

Sikhs mark the founding of the Khalsa and the wheat harvest with langar open to all.

The Panj Pyare at Vaisakhi 2010 Birmingham, UK
Photo: Michael Clark, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi is the spring harvest festival of Punjab, and for Sikhs it marks the day in 1699 when Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa. Gurdwaras hold services and street processions, and volunteers serve food to everyone along the route. Inside, the langar feeds all comers the same vegetarian meal, seated together on the floor. Each person receives karah prasad, a warm sweet of wheat flour, ghee and sugar. In Punjab the day also brings fairs, lassi and sweet saffron rice.

The dishes

Karah ParshadWarm wheat, ghee and sugar sweet given to all in the gurdwara.Dal makhaniSlow-cooked black lentils, a langar staple.LassiYoghurt drink of the Punjab harvest.ZardaSweet yellow rice made for the festival.Chole bhatureChickpeas with fried bread, served at fairs and processions.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Vaisakhi" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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