President Droupadi Murmu hosted a special dinner for world leaders, delegates attending the G20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The G20 or Group of 20 , an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union that works to address major issues related to the global economy.
The conference concluded on Saturday 10th september followed by a lavish tapestry of Indian cuisine which caught everyone’s attention. Prepared by the doyens of cookery , chefs like Kunal kapoor, Anahita Dhondey and AjayChopra, grabbed eyeballs by their cooking skills .They prepared delectable Millet based cuisine celebrating the international year of millets . However apart from millets the menu comprised an eclectic choice of food items varying from a variety of dals (lentils and pulses), Vegetable broth,Cucumber Raita( Yogurt ) and Rotis( Indian bread) like Mumbai Pao, Tandoori buns, Naans etc especially curated for the extravagant affair.
To create domestic and global demand and to provide nutritional food to the people, Government of India had proposed to the United Nations for declaring 2023 as International Year of Millets (IYoM-2023).The proposal of India was supported by 72 countries and United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2023 as International Year of Millets on 5th March, 2021. The same was displayed in the form of various delicacies during the G20 summit in India. Popular millet includes Sorghum (Jowar), Pearl Millet (Bajra), Finger Millet (Ragi/Mandua) & Minor Millets namely; Foxtail Millet (Kangani/Kakun), Proso Millet (Cheena), Kodo Millet (Kodo), Barnyard Millet (Sawa/Sanwa/ Jhangora), Little Millet (Kutki) and two Pseudo -millets viz Buckwheat (Kuttu) and Amaranthus (Chaulai).
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