For those who want their food to be spicily tasty, Malvani cooking is for them. Malvani food comes from the Konkan area of Maharashtra. Konkan being a coastal land Malvani food strives mainly on sea-food however there are many vegetarian delicacies too. But the specialty is more in non-vegetarian cuisines; they are experts in Fish curry.

Malvani food is mostly prepared with the special Malvani masala which is pungent than the usual masala powder. There is so much liking for this masala between people with a liking for pungent food that they use this Malvani masala for their daily meal. Other than that, grated coconuts are also much used as in this area the supply of coconut is more than adequate.

Some of in demand, Malvani food are Tandalachi Bhakri (rice flour bread), Solkhadi (Fried fish with Kokam), Kaalya Vatanyachi amti (Black peas gravy), Malvani Khombadi (Chicken with Malvani flavor), Paplet Saar (Traditional promfret curry), Malvani mutton curry, Malvani prawns curry. Among sweet dishes Khaproli (Pancakes), Malvani Malpua, Dhondas. These are just the trailer to the main movie; Malvani food list is much more than this.

Apart from Malvani masala, Konkan is also known for Kokam. A dry fruit with sour taste is used to make the healthy and tasty Kokam Sherbat. It’s more used in summer season to reduce the impact of heat and avoid health issue developed due to heat. Due to such high quality food, Malvani food has long back crossed the borders of Konkan and is much sought after in Mumbai restaurants.