Modi sips warm water at Obama dinner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fasting for the Hindu festival of Navratri, just sipped warm water at a dinner hosted in his honour by President Barack Obama ahead of their formal bilateral summit Tuesday.

First Lady Michelle Obama gave the working meal a miss as the two delegations dined on halibut, avocados and basmati rice served with Shafer Chardonnay.

Here is the official menu:

Compressed Avocados

Goat cheese and Baby Bell Peppers

Micro Basil

Grapeseed Oil

Roti Crisps

Crisped Halibut with Ginger Carrot Sauce

Saffron Basmati rice

Farm Stand Succotash

Mango Creme Brulee

Ginger Juilee

Shafer Chardonnay "Red Shouldera" 2010