Vegetarian spread for Modi, Halal dishes for Sharif

As expected PM Modi will go vegan during the SAARC summit in Kathmandu, while Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif will relish Halal meat dishes.

November 26, 2014 04:20 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:42 pm IST - Kathmandu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have low fat veggie fare during his stay in Kathmandu for the 18 th SAARC summit, while his Pakistani counterpart will partake Halal meat preparations. Photo: V Sreenivasa Murthy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have low fat veggie fare during his stay in Kathmandu for the 18 th SAARC summit, while his Pakistani counterpart will partake Halal meat preparations. Photo: V Sreenivasa Murthy

It is a simple vegetarian spread “with less spices and oil” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif is having halal meat dishes during their stay in Nepal for the SAARC Summit.

Hotel Crowne Plaza Kathmandu—Soaltee, where the SAARC leaders including Sharif and Modi are staying for the two-day Summit, has taken special care of the tastes and preferences of the visiting leaders.

“Modi is having simple vegetarian food with less spices and less oil, while for Sharif, halal meat dishes are prepared,” a hotel staff involved in preparing the cuisines said.

For lunch, Modi takes jeera rice with dal and two types of vegetables besides tawa roti and vegetable soup. He also takes plain curd and Masala Chaas with his food.

“Instructions have been given to make the dishes less oily and less spicy with less use of paneer,” he said.

For dinner, the Prime Minister prefers Khichadi with Gujrati curry, dal and roti, while for dessert, he takes mixed fruit.

His breakfast comprises mixed fruits, utappam or idly and digestive biscuits, along with tea.

For Pakistani Premier Sharif, halal meats are prepared.

He also prefers fish with special Pakistani preparation and takes organic chicken or mutton for lunch and dinner. For dessert, he prefers saffron kheer.

Modi has been provided an Executive Suite in the hotel’s main building, while Sharif is staying in the Real Suite in a separate bungalow built in the premises of the hotel along with all other SAARC dignitaries.

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