A red-carpet welcome awaits G20 leaders and their spouses, who will be treated to Southeast Asian, Arab and East Asian cuisines, along with fare from various Indian States including flavourful delicacies from Chandni Chowk, and innovative millet dishes, during their stay in New Delhi for the Summit on September 8-10. Spouses of heads of State of various countries coming for the G20 Summit, will be treated to a special lunch at the iconic Jaipur House, on the sidelines of the mega event. The menu will also include millet-based delicacies.
An elaborate spread of millet recipes has been planned for the world leaders and delegates attending the G20 Summit on September 9-10 at the Bharat Mandapam, showcasing the climate-resistant and highly nutritious coarse grains grown across the country.
The cuisine is being given special attention, with over 120 chefs working at the Taj Hotel alone. A menu of nearly 500 items is being arranged, including several fusion cuisines. The Taj has also added millet-based meals to its menu in honour of the International Year of Millets in 2023. The Taj Hotel is in full gear with preparations. The premier hotel has created a unique cuisine that uses millet in a variety of dishes.
Raw Banana Barnyard millet Tikki with puffed Amaranth, Jowar-Mushroom Khichda and the multi-course millet medley with millet Thekua and a Lemon Shrikhand mille-feuille dessert will be served to first ladies and spouses of G20 leaders.
Some of the dishes to be displayed include millet Brioche Bun with Gelato (Italy), Barnyard millet Nasi Goreng (Indonesia) and Ragi Mysore Masala Dosa (India).
The spouses will also visit the field research centre in IARI campus where millet crops including jowar, ragi, bajra and fox millets are at the flowering stage.
They will interact with women farmers from key millet producing states — Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Assam.
Spouses of heads of state of various countries coming for the G20 Summit, will be treated to a special lunch at the iconic Jaipur House. “They (spouses of heads of states) will be treated to a special lunch at the Jaipur House, and the menu will include millet-based delicacies,” sources said. Jaipur House that is home to the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA),” an official source said. The NGMA possesses a rich collection of artworks, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and other forms of art. It comes under the Ministry of Culture.
The British-era edifice, one of the several former royal houses facing the India Gate circle in the heart of Delhi, was built originally as a residence for the Maharaja of Jaipur in 1936.
In an interview to a new agency, India Special Secretary Muktesh Pardeshi said, “there would be an introduction to street food, and local and regional cuisines of India. The chefs are working overtime to finalise the menu, keeping all aspects in mind. But certainly, there will be some exposure”.
“Delhi is very well known for its street food, particularly the Chandni Chowk area. So, when you visit our international media centre, I am sure you will also get a taste of the street food of India,” he said.