Kombdi vade is a dish native to the
Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
region in the
India
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n state of
Maharashtra. The dish consists of a traditional
chicken curry (including chicken pieces with bones), ''vade'' (fluffy fried dumplings made of
rice
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flour, and occasionally of
wheat
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and ''
Ragi'' flour),
onion
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s, lemon juice and ''
solkadhi
Solkadhi is a type of drink, an appetizer originating from the Indian subcontinent, usually eaten with rice or sometimes drunk after or along with the meals. Popular in the coastal regions of Goa, southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, it ...
'' (a gravy made from
coconut milk). This dish is majorly prepared on "Gatahari (Deep Amavasya)" "Gauri Ovase", "Dev Diwali" and "Shimga" in
Raigad,
Ratnagiri and
Sindhudurg
Sindhudurg Fort (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ is a historical fort that occupies an island in the Arabian Sea, just off the coast of Maharashtra in Western India. The fort was built by Shivaji Maharaj.The fortress lies on the sh ...
districts of
Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
. Generally this dish is available throughout the year especially in the coastal area of Maharashtra including Mumbai.
References
Indian curries
Indian meat dishes
Konkani cuisine
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