Mohali: From stuffed meat to ghosht palak
sag to shahi idly -- it was a lavish spread of north and south
Indian cuisine Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid out for his
guest from Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani tonight.
For starter, the guests that included Congress
President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and ICC chief and
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Pakistan Interior
Minister Rehman Malik had carrot soup (gajar ka shorba).
Spicy delicacies prepared by the chefs at the Taj in
nearby Chandigarh included ghosht barra (stuffed meat),
tandoori pink salmon, murg lazeez, ghosht palak saag, chaamp
briyani, tawe ka machili (roasted fish) and Indian breads.
Vegetarian fare included subz galoti, shahi idly,
kadai paneer, bindi nayantara, ghia malai kofta, subz biriyani
and dal makhani.
The dignitaries rounded off their dinner with apple
cinnamon crumble, kesar phirni and fresh fruits.
The dinner at the Club House of the Punjab Cricket
Association stadium here saw a mixed seating of the guests
with Sonia Gandhi seated in between Gilani and Rehman Malik.
PTI
