The true cost of 320 bowls of bubur lambuk


Comforting tradition: Azhar handing out bubur lambuk to members of the mosque and the local community, an annual tradition during Ramadan. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

KEPALA BATAS: It takes RM750, four to five hours and one person stirring constantly to produce a single pot of bubur lambuk at Masjid Al-Imam As-Syafie here.

At this month-old mosque, the Ramadan porridge is not funded with a fixed budget but through donations.

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