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SUGGESTED DRINK
Moët &
Chandon Brut Imperial 1993
FIRST COURSE
Tarkash-e-Tamanna
A pastry quiver full
of cupid's arrows: Juliennes of vegetables, pine nuts and a succulent
asparagus tip tossed in a seductive combination of spices.
SECOND COURSE
Dhingri
Shabnam
Cupid's call is
irresistible in this cottage cheese kofta, a revitalizing pouch stuffed with
oyster mushrooms, dried plums, coconut and mint, simmered in gold-enriched
gravy, perfumed with the dandy spice, chail-chabeela, and gilded with
24-carat gold leaf.
INTERMAZZO
Chandan aur Kokum ki Barraf
Sandalwood, kokum and
pink Champagne sorbet
THIRD COURSE
Kaliya Amber
This delicacy that is
guaranteed to make you glow golden as you soak in the warmth of love: Mango
halves, carved like chicken supreme, preserved and then simmered with amber,
the millennia-old gift of nature from the seabed, considered the supreme
aphrodisiac.
FOURTH COURSE
Guchchi
Pulao
The colorful
combination of stuffed jumbo morels, garden fresh vegetables and aromatic
long-grained Basmati rice slow-cooked in flaky filo pastry.
DESSERT
Medley of
Husn-e-Ara
The delicacy that takes Indian desserts to sublime heights: Thin slices of
brioche 'bread,' bathed in saffron syrup, coupled with slices of pineapple
and ginger preserves, topped with Rabarhi, and served with a garnish of
almond and pistachio slivers and a crown of sterling silver.
Kiwi ki Phirnee
A soufflé of rice and milk cake garnished with kiwi tidbits and crowned
silver leaves.
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