Valentine’s Day may be the most romantic day of the year. Making an effort to show the love of your life how much he/she means to you is a great way to keep your love fresh & alive. Planning the perfect Valentine’s Day date can be a daunting task. Whether you’re spending this special day exchanging flowers & personalised gifts or writing cute messages to your sweetheart, good food is a must for Valentine’s Day. After all, what says “I love you” more than a romantic dinner just for you two?
Aura - The Sonnet has come up with a wide array of delicious dishes lined up for you & your partner on the Valentine Dinner to celebrate Love. Beautiful & vibrant red toned interior with cozy seating arrangements and some romantic live music will create the right mood. While you enjoy some soothing romantic numbers, sip on a thirst quenching Valentine Special mocktail - A Magical Mess - A perfect concoction of grape & strawberry juices.
Moving on to the buffet spread for the dinner =>
Cold Selection →
For the health conscious & calory conscious couples, dig into some fresh green leafy salads to starr your meal with.
Classic Caeser Salad
• Green leafy salad → Fresh cut vegetables sprinkled with some chaat masala & lemon juice.
• Apple and strawberry salad → Freshly cut red ripened apples with juicy sweet & sour strawberries are appetizing.
• Classic Caesar salad → The combination of cold crunchiness, mild bitterness & salty dressings is everlasting refreshing & too satisfying.
Roasted Pumpkin & Cashewnut Salad
• Roasted pumpkin, cashewnut salad with coriander pesto → A perfect treat for the winter. This colorful & crunchy salad with sweet, sour & hot flavours is just amazing.
Gado Gado
• Gado gado → This spicy Indonesian salad has it all. Crunchy vegetables, boiled eggs, chili peanut sauce, fresh coriander, fried tofu is super delicious.
• Mimosa salad → This layered egg & cheese salad is a must have. Appealing to an eyes & delicious in taste, this salad is simply gorgeous.
• Chicken tikka salad → This Indian twist to the salad is a yummy way to enjoy Indian-ness in the salad section.
On the Table → You can relish some mouth-watering delectable starters from Indian, Oriental & Thai Cuisines at your table.
• Murgh zafrani tangri → Chicken leg pieces are marinated with ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric powder, lemon juice, yoghurt & saffron soaked in milk. Finally it is cooked in tandoor.
• Murgh Jungli Tikka → Chicken is rubbed with heaped salt. It’s then mixed with chilies & ghee & poached on low flame with extra ghee & garlic. A flavourful & succulent chicken item is a must have.
• Thai Coconut Prawn → Prawns cooked with the exotic flavours of lemongrass, ginger, kaffir lime & coconut milk is super delicious.
• Tai chin fish → A combination of fish, green red & orange peppers, chilli sauce, hoisin sauce, Soy sauce & ground ginger. A spicy & tasty delicacy from Oriental Cuisine.
• Cheese & olive pouch → Cream cheese, goat cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh basil, roasted garlic,salt & pepper are blended well and large fresh olives are filled with it.
• Spicy soya dim sum → Steamed dumplings flavoured with spicy soya & other herbs.
• Pudina paneer tikka → This North Indian recipe is made with Cottage cheese, coriander leaves, mint leaves & other spices. Soft & delightful tikkas are ideal for all vegetarians.
• Corn & bell pepper tacos → Corn, colorful bell peppers,white onion, paprika, cayenne pepper, lime & salt are cooked in unsalted butter & then mixed together with feta & lime juice. It is then put in tortillas & then rolled/ folded.
Soup →
• Roasted Pumpkin & Almond Soup → A creamy & velvety soup made with pumpkin, shallots, roasted almonds, garlic cloves, coriander & cream is thick & tasty.
Paya Pudina Shorba
• Paya Pudina Shorba → This protein rich dish made with slow cooked lamb trotters, ginger-garlic & other spices with a dash of mint is nourishing & bursting with flavours.
Exotic Continental bread display → Variety of freshly baked exotic continental breads are there to go with soup. You can try the breads with various butters & dips - Herb Butter, Onion Butter, Roasted carrot and yoghurt dip,Mint Mayo, Dill and olive oil.
Shooter → Take a break from eating and make some space in your tummy to go for the main course while you chug some shooters made with ginger, carrot and kafir lime.
Coming to the Main Course →
Hot Selection →
Rara Murgh
• Rara Murgh Tikka → A flavourful Punjabi Chicken dish in a thick curry spiced up with cardamom, bay leaf, yoghurt & whole red chilies.
• Kolkata Dum Gosht Biriyani → Fragrant long grained rice & soft succulent mutton chunks perfectly marinated with spices & herbs & cooked together to perfection is just heavenly.
Pan seared Chicken with Cherry & Fish in green Curry
• Pan seared Chicken with Cherry and Cranberry jus → Pan seared tender, juicy & flavourful Chicken breasts served on a bed of sauteed mushrooms, onions & topped with a cherry wine sauce studded with dried cranberries plumped in red wine.
• Fish in green curry → Loaded with vibrant green veggies & aromatic creamy coconut milk & mild Thai green curry paste this fish curry with steamed rice is a delectable option.
• Nasheli Kofta in Palak Gravy → Mixed vegetables are mashed together & cooked with spices. Small balls are made with this thick paste using flour & then fried well which is finally cooked in thick cashew & spinach gravy.
Mushroom mattar Keema
• Mushroom mutter keema → Button shaped small mushrooms & green peas are cooked in rich & thick flavourful gravy.
• Batata nu shaak → A Gujrati styled dry spiced potatoes. Boiled potatoes are added to the tempered spices - ginger, green chili paste, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, turmeric powder, coriander powder, asafoetida & lime juice. This dry potato curry tasted delicious with chapatis.
• Bharwan Paneer → Grilled cottage cheese marinated with yoghurt, turmeric, ginger & other spices is simple yet tasty.
• Maa ki dal → Delicious daal cooked in spices & generous amount of ghee, butter, cream & curd is a Punjabi delicacy.
• Khuska Pulao → South Indian style spiced & aromatic flavourful biryani rice goes well with korma & rich gravy.
• Exotic Veg in Pepper Coriander Sauce → Crunchy juicy vegetables are cooked in flavourful pepper, coriander sauce is all vegetarians’ delight.
• Butter Noodles → Creamy, buttery & cheesy noodles is super delicious with extra grated cheese on top.
• Ricotta and beetroot Ravioli → This Italian dish is a stunning vegetarian dish with bright magenta ravioli filled with a savory ricotta cheese.
Assorted Indian bread - You can order Butter naan, keema naan, lachha paratha to relish those creamy delicious gravies.
Sweet Delicacy →
Pavlova
• Pavlova → This dessert is named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Crisp white meringue layer is filled with whipped cream & fresh fruits.
• Strawberry Pana cotta → Italian dessert prepared with thickened cream with strawberry flavour with a top layer of fresh strawberry sauce.
Fruit Tart
• Fresh fruit Tartlet → A delicious, colorful & classic fresh fruit tart with a crisp pastry shell, creamy custard filling & lots of fresh fruits tastes refreshing.
• Saffron Phirni → Indian dessert made with coarsely ground rice & milk infused with delicate flavours of almond & saffron.
walnut chocolate brownie
• Bite size Walnut chocolate Brownie → Small bite size brownies are made with cocoa & butter, filled with chocolate chips & walnuts.
Mini Valentine Cake
• Mini valentine cake → Small heart shaped Strawberry flavoured Valentine Special cake to make your meal more special.
• Gajar ka Halwa → A delicious, rich in flavours Indian dessert made with grated carrots slowly cooked with milk & kheer is a winter special.
If you want to go for some simple desserts, try some freshly cut assorted fruitswith your choice of Ice cream.
Chef Vikram Jaiswal has specially curated this diversified grand dinner menu for all the guests to make their Valentine Celebration a memorable one.
Spoil your sweetheart with this grand dinner at The Sonnet where a beautiful table setting awaits you on the occasion of Celebration of Love!!
