As New Delhi prepares to host world leaders for the G20 summit, renowned chef Kunal Kapoor shared on Instagram that he will cook a special millet-based dish for the first ladies. The chef expressed his excitement about serving authentic Indian flavors to the First Ladies at the G20 Summit. To mark the Year of Millets 2023 (as declared by the United Nations), the chef said he will also be using millets in his dishes.
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Who is Chef Kunal Kapoor?
Kunal Kapoor, a renowned chef of our country, is all set to showcase his culinary expertise at the G20 summit by cooking for the world’s first ladies who have come to attend the summit. The chef will conduct cooking classes for the first ladies.
In his recent post on Instagram, Kunal Kapoor revealed that he will be making a vegetarian version of Khichda, a dish that is traditionally made with meat. He shared that he will use mushrooms instead of meat to bring out the meat flavor in this dish.
Know what Chef Kunal Kapoor said
During a special conversation with Indian Express, celebrity chef Kunal Kapur told that he is also going to play an important role in this summit. The chef told that he will not only cook at the G20, but will also teach cooking to the wives of the First Lady and guests attending the G20. A special class will be organized for this.
G20 summit will become Khichra
One of the highlights of Chef Kunal’s cooking for the G20 summit was preparing a vegetarian version of Khichra, a dish traditionally made with meat. By using mushrooms, he will give it a meaty flavor while keeping it completely vegetarian. Additionally, the inclusion of jowar khichra and delicious shorba with salad shows their ability to re-imagine classic food with a fusion.
Kunal Kapoor posted a few pictures from the G20 summit, in which he can be seen posing with first ladies including UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy. She captioned the post, “Such an honor to serve the first ladies of the world.”
Special menu prepared
Murmu will host a grand dinner at the Bharat Mandapam after the end of the first day of the summit. Another source said that the details of the menu have not been made public, but the taste of Indian cuisine served to the heads of state will be such that they will remember for a long time. The source said that different types of sweets like Gulab Jamun, Rasmalai and Jalebi etc. are planned to be served. He told that the staff serving the dishes will wear a special dress. However, no official statement has yet come from the Government of India on the menu.
Special silver utensils will be used
Will the delegates use special silverware? In response to this question, a source in the hospitality group replied in the affirmative. A Jaipur-based metal utensils manufacturing company said on Tuesday that many luxury hotels have specially prepared silverware and other utensils which will be used by foreign delegates staying at their establishments. These will also be used in special dinners. Will be done. The company displayed some silverware in front of the media on Tuesday. The company had said that 200 artisans have prepared around 15,000 silverware for the summit.