Culinary Delights! Bidens To Treat Modi To Millet Meals, Stuffed Mushrooms At State Dinner

Mrs Biden has taken special care to plan the vegetarian state dinner for the 400 guests at the White House.

According to reports, the dinner has been prepared with flavours from India and an American twist to honour PM Narendra Modi.

The guests will dine at the Modi event in a pavilion set up on the South Lawn of the White House.

During the media preview, Jill Biden shared a glimpse of elaborate planning made in the State Dining Room of the White House.

It is a White House tradition to serve the guests with delicacies afrom abroad.

In 2009, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state dinner featured basmati rice, alongside White House-grown arugula and pumpkin pie tarts. This time, it's a slightly Indian-accented dinner menu.

To make sure the dinner is vegetarian, Jill Biden gave special instructions to White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford.

California-based chef Nancy Curtis, who specialises in plant-based meals, was also to help Comerford in the kitchen.

The decor picked for the special ocassion is a mix of American and Indian culture. An imagery of the peacock (India's national bird) and the bald eagle (America's national bird) will be prominenetly siplayed as part of the decor.

The tables will also have lotus blooms, India's national flower and a symbol of PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. Excusite rose-gold crockery and cutlery will be used for the state dinner.

Each table arrangement is warm and unique.

After dinner, American violinist Joshua Bell, a South Asian a-cappella group founded by students at the University of Pennsylvania Penn Masala, and the U.S. Marine Band Chamber Orchestra will enthrall the guests.

They will exit the south grounds by walking across a lawn illuminated by hundreds of glowing lanterns.

The fancy dinner includes a first course meal, the main course, special on-request food options, desserts and a variety of wines.

A sheet of the menu will be shared with the guests to understand their preferences.

In recognition of International Year of Millets, the special superfood has made it to the first course of the state dinner.

The first course will consist of marinated millet and grilled corn kernel salad, compressed watermelon and tangy avocado sauce.

The guests will also get an option to pick special on-request dishes for the dinner. The meal options include sumac-roasted sea bass, lemon-dill yogurt sauce, crisped millet cakes and summer squashes.

A variety of wines - Stone Tower Chardonnay 'Kristi' 2021, Patel Red Blend 2019 and Domain Carneros Brut Rose - will also be on the menu.

To conclude the delicious meal, the chefs have created the perfect dessert - a rose and a cardamom-infused strawberry shortcake.

Dinner will be candlelit, reflecting the first lady's love of candles.