Early dinner for 2 PMs at stadium

An elaborate menu of spicy delicacies and mouth-watering dessert will be laid out when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sits with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani for an early dinner at the PCA stadium on Wednesday.

The special menu,prepared by chefs at the Taj in Chandigarh,will offer shahi idlis,sabz biryani,murgh lazeez,special dal and bhindi,chhamp ki biryani,ghosht barra,tawa ki machhi and tandoori salmon among other dishes. For dessert,on the table will be kesri phirni,rabri and gulkand ka kalakand.

Apart from the main course,there will be five starters. Fresh coconut water — a favourite of the Indian PM’s — jal jeera and pomegranate juice will be served.

“The menu has been prepared on the request of Prime Minister’s Office,as they desired. The meeting of the food committee of PCA was held in the morning in which it was decided that both PMs will have an early dinner at the conference room of the stadium,” said an official. Sources said Prime Minister Singh will have vegetarian food.