If you want to know India better, you ought to taste the variety of foods the country offers. This belief is being taken too seriously by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and it shows. The dinner table at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, meant to discuss business with global companies worth $4 trillion on it, would also become a feasting ground.
As the four-time Michelin-starred Chef Vikas Khanna prepares to cook an all organic 6-7 course meal this evening, the feast would cover most parts of India with unique and special offerings.
The new age and fine dining avatar of Indian cuisine would cover 30-plus festival foods in India. As they say, from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari and Meghalaya to Gujarat, the menu of Modi’s dinner would include Sandalwood Saffron Sherbet, Pomegranate Sangria With Tandoori Pineapple, Paneer Ravioli, Thandai Chicken, Mizoram Black Rice Khichdi, Saffron Sheermal, Mango-Ginger Soup and Coconut Rice Creme Brulee.
The chef has admitted that the magic he would create today is only because of his grandmother in Amritsar who taught him how to cook.
While Khanna remained unavailable for comment, his representative Deepika Bansal said that he was "proud and humble to get the opportunity".
This gastronomic sojourn is set to break the glass ceiling of investments, because ‘Modi means business.’ With CEOs of Ford, Lockheed Martin, Citigroup, Dupont, Goldman Sachs, BlackStone, Boeing, Cargill, Starwood, Paypal and IBM feasting on the Indian food, Modi would surely get some positive nods from them, thanks to Indian food.
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