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Since 2023, AMDA Peace Clinic (APC) in Bodhgaya, India, has been distributing free meals to local people and to anyone who happens to drop by.
 
For this season, the distribution was held 16 times  between April and July, with a cumulative total of 1,944 people benefitting from the service.
 
The weekly program, which has been serving approximately 100 people per distribution, delivers meals that meet the seasonal needs of the local community. The distribution has been held every Tuesday except when it rains.
 
For instance, during the summer months, a locally favored drink called “sattu” is offered as it is believed to prevent heat strokes. On the contrary, hot meals are prepared from October to March when the weather becomes relatively cooler.
 
Some of the vegetables used in the cooking have been produced at the farm which AMDA runs on the outskirts of Bodhgaya. 
 
The sattu juice is prepared with minced onions, finely chopped green chili, lemon juice, pan-fried cumin seeds, roasted chickpea flour (sattu), salt, and water. Mixing all the ingredients is all it takes to make the drink. However, to prepare the juice for 200 people, at least two or more people are needed, and the process typically takes over an hour. For this reason, some of the regular visitors show up early to lend a helping hand.
 
To cope with the scorching summer, local staff members are eager to support the community through this initiative. Among those who came to receive the sattu juice was a resident who happened to drop by for the very first time. “Although I live nearby, I didn’t know about this until I saw a crowd of people gathering today,” she said.
 
Everyone, including young children, people in wheelchairs, working men, mothers with small children, and even monks flock to this weekly meal distribution.
 
Asked how the drink tasted, they responded with their thumbs up, saying “bahut achchha (very good)!”