How involved was Sai Baba in the process of cooking the food he distributed from the Handi?

Sai Baba was profoundly and personally involved in every aspect of cooking. According to Chapter 38, he would personally go to the grocer to buy all the ingredients, such as vegetables, coconut, and spices, paying in cash on the spot. He performed the main labor himself, tirelessly grinding wheat, pulses, and millet. The text also mentions that he ground spices with great devotion, managed the fire in the hearth, kneaded dough for large flatbreads, and prepared a gruel called 'Ambil'. After the food was cooked, he would bring it to the Masjid for consecration and then serve the poor and weak with his own hands, finding joy in feeding the hungry.