What’s on the menu? Here’s what the US President was served at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Delhi: Menu of the dinner banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted in the honour of US President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/qcnwzWkJDz

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Next, they were presented with the main course, which included the wildly expensive but superlative in taste morel mushrooms from the Himalayas, lamb biryani, a delectable preparation of the lamb leg called ‘Raan Aalishaan’, and of course, Rashtrapati Bhavan’s special in-house culinary innovation that is known for its rich texture ‘Dal Raisina’, named after the Raisina Hill. The menu also included mint raita.

The Dal Raisina was also served during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on May 30, 2019. Chef Machindra Kasture, who had first prepared the dish in 2010, had told indianexpress.com that the dal has a velvety texture and is peppered with mild spices, along with a secret ingredient – kasuri methi leaves.

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For the soirée, special efforts were made by in-house chefs to curate a menu that tasted Indian, but had an American twist, so as to cater to the tastes of the foreign dignitaries.

The dessert included hazelnut apple pie with salty caramel sauce — served with vanilla ice cream — and malpua with rabdi.

Delhi: Music composer AR Rahman and chef Vikas Khanna present at the dinner banquet hosted by the President for the US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. pic.twitter.com/xrJ2R31UWH

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The banquet was attended by many politicians, and well-known personalities like music composer AR Rahman and chef Vikas Khanna.