Pics: PM Modi shares glimpses from 'G20 Gala Dinner' hosted by President Murmu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared some pictures from the G20 Gala Dinner, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Saturday. Nearly 300 guests, including heads of states and those invited by the Indian government, attended the dinner hosted at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the Summit.

Taking to Instagram, PM Narendra Modi shared pictures of the G20 leaders and other guests, and captioned it "At the G20 Gala Dinner last evening".

The images showed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, among other guests.

In a tweet, Albanese also tagged PM Narendra Modi and wrote, "A successful G20 meeting hosted by Narendra Modi in New Delhi today followed by a good bilateral discussion about concluding the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between Australia and India."

ALL ABOUT THE 'GALA DINNER'

Jackfruit galette with glazed forest mushrooms, little millet crisp and curry leaf tossed Kerala red rice, Mumbai Pao, cardamom scented barnyard millet pudding were among the dishes served to the G20 leaders at the dinner.

The menu reflected India's diverse culinary tradition.

The starter 'Paatram' - 'A breath of fresh air' - comprises foxtail millet leaf crisps topped with a yoghurt sphere and spiced chutney which contains milk, wheat and nuts.

In the main course, 'Vanavarnam', the 'Strength from the soil', comprises jackfruit galette served with glazed forest mushrooms, little millet crisp and curry leaf tossed Kerala red rice, which contains milk and wheat.

The Indian breads served in the dinner were Mumbai Pao, which is onion seed flavoured soft bun containing milk and wheat, and 'Bakarkhani', a cardamom flavoured sweet flat bread containing milk, sugar and wheat.

The desserts served included 'Madhurima', 'Pot of gold', a cardamom scented barnyard millet pudding, fig-peach compote and 'Ambemohar' rice crisps containing milk, millet, wheat and nuts.

The beverages included Kashmiri kahwa, filter coffee and Darjeeling tea. Paan flavoured chocolate leaves were also served to the leaders.