There was a lot of food that fused elements from India and the UAE.”Modi had nothing special on mind and is a simple man.
Dosas, beetroot minced kebabs and the comfort Indian food dal and rice always feature on his plate.
Modi’s breakfast was a flat-bread with nine ‘ancient’ grains such as millets and rice.
Paratha made with drum-sticks.
Modi compared the cooked fava bean mix to ‘paav bhaji’ and also sampled the Emirati dessert aseeda fused with rice cake, which reminded him of the Indian halwa, and a no-meat version of harees.
However, mezzes containing hummus along with an Indian raita with sprinklings of pomegranate and walnuts stole the show.
For dinner, the menu included “saffron rice infused with stock from different Indian spices, quinoa cake and a moong dal bhujia served on a metallic spoon as appetizers and a pumpkin pudding dessert”, reported local media.