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Smoked lentils and quinoa kebabs, kasundi fish tikka with beetroot hummus — the making of a menu that’s as nutritious as it is eclectic
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Updated: September 16, 2021 6:20:44 pm
President Ram Nath Kovind’s (in blue) banquet for heads of states, including French President Emmanuel Macron, in 2018. (Photo: Courtesy Rashtrapati Bhavan Photo Archives)
By Mukesh Kumar
When President Ram Nath Kovind hosted a reception for India’s Olympic contingent recently, the Rashtrapati Bhavan kitchen had an opportunity to express gratitude to the sportspersons for making the nation proud. When we designed the menu, we kept in mind two key elements: accommodating the athletes’ dietary requirements and presenting before them an array of regional as well as international flavours. To ensure the meal was nutritious and wholesome, exotic vegetable tortilla wraps, well-complemented delicacies such as murgh hazarvi tikka and mushroom pies. The dessert was a combination of rava kesari and pistachio baklava, a fusion of classic Indo-Western symphonies. And how could we let them go without serving the traditional, highly nutritious Indian beverage, the Punjabi power drink, kesar badam lassi?