President Droupadi Murmu’s grand dinner for the heads of state and other top delegates at the G20 Summit venue here on Saturday will be a culinary delight for the guests who will be greeted with a “specially-curated menu” in line with the delicacies consumed during the Indian monsoon.

The dinner tables at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the Summit, are being decked up by senior managers and staffers of a luxury hotel group. The ceremonial dinner will be served in bespoke silverware crafted exclusively for the mega event, sources said.

“We have prepared a specially-curated menu consummating the culinary delicacies consumed during the monsoons in India with the right flavours to fuse with the occasion and gastronomical appeal of the VVIPs,” a source linked to the preparations said, adding  millet-based dishes will also be on the menu. While officials remained tight-lipped on the exact menu but it is expected to reflect India’s culinary diversity from across the country. President Droupadi Murmu will host the grand dinner at Bharat Mandapam after the end of the Summit’s first day of the two-day mega event.

While the menu remains wrapped in secrecy, the VVIP guests are all set to be greeted with an “Indian delight” that will leave a “pleasant and unforgettable taste” in their mouths, another source said. Sweets of a wide variety like gulab jamun, rasmalai, imarti and jalebi among others are planned to be served, the source said, adding that the serving staff will wear a special attire to match the occasion.

A Jaipur-based metalware firm on Tuesday said several luxury hotels commissioned made-to-order tableware and silverware that would be used by the foreign delegates staying at their establishments and at the special dinner.

Most of the tableware have a steel or brass base or a mix of both with a coating of silver while some of the plates that will be used to serve the welcome drinks have a gold plating, Laksh Pabuwal of Iris Jaipur had told a news agency. The company held a media preview on Tuesday of some of the silverware. About 15,000 silverware crafted by 200 artisans have been made for the summit, it had said. The designs of the tableware are reflective of India’s rich heritage and its global prominence, said Rajeev Pabuwal of Iris Jaipur.

“The tableware depict the glorious cultural heritage of India, motifs of flowers, the peacock — our national animal — graces the plates, and other items. The silverware will dazzle the heads of state with their cultural sparkle,” he had said. Some of the tableware will be sent to the luxury hotel group responsible for arranging Saturday’s grand dinner.

The group will cater the lunch and the dinner menus at the G20 Summit venue, the sources said. The G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held at the newly-commissioned international convention and exhibition centre — Bharat Mandapam — at Pragati Maidan on Saturday and Sunday.