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G20 dinner menu celebrates millets

| @indiablooms | Sep 10, 2023, at 05:30 am

New Delhi: India showcased unique Indian delicacies at the official G20 gala dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, with millets taking centre stage.

The world leaders and delegates were given a unique dining experience on the first day of the G20 Summit.

The meals were served on silver and gold-plated utensils with depictions of India's rich culture and heritage.

According to an India Today report, the introduction to the menu told how India is connected by ‘taste’ amid all its diversity.

"A medley of traditions, customs and climate, Bharat is diverse in many ways, Taste connects us," the menu read.

Shree Anna or Millets also found special mention with description of their nutritional and agricultural value.

According to the India Today report, the G20 dinner:

Starters

Paatram: Foxtail millet leaf crisps topped with a yoghurt sphere and spiced chutney

Main Course

Vanavarnam: Jackfruit galette served with glazed forest mushrooms, Little millet crisp and curry leaf-tossed Kerala red rice

Indian Breads

Mumbai Pao: Onion seed-flavoured soft bun

Bakarkhani: Cardamom-flavoured sweet flatbread

Dessert

Madhurima ‘Pot of gold’: Cardamom scented Barnyard millet pudding, fig-peach compote and Ambemohar rice crisps

Beverages

Kashmiri Kahwa, Filter Coffee and Darjeeling Tea

Paan-flavoured chocolate leaves

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