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Prez hosts dinner for Manmohan Singh, Cabinet colleagues

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President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday hosted a dinner for outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet colleagues and treated them to mouth-watering Bengali delicacies like ‘sorsey paturi’ fish and Punjabi ‘Kadi Pakora’.

In the non-vegetarian menu, besides the fish, the President’s favourite  dish — ‘Galoti Kebab’, ‘Murgh Nihari’ — and other assortment of chicken and fish were served. For veggies, ‘Potol dorma (stuffed pointed gourd), ‘Anjeer (fig) ke Koftey’, Punjabi ‘Karhi Pakora’ and ‘Paneer Pasanda’ were laid out. leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj was also present at the dinner.