Malvani chicken (Malvani kombdi rassa)

Malvani chicken is a traditional curry hailing from the Konkan area in Maharashtra. The dish is prepared with a combination of chicken pieces, lots of coconut, and a slew of herbs, spices and vegetables such as ginger-garlic paste, green chili peppers, coriander leaves, sesame and poppy seeds, dry red chili peppers, onions, fennel, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, mace, cardamom, black pepper, star anise, and bay leaves.

Once the aromatic sauce has thickened, the dish is usually garnished with coriander leaves, then served hot with rice, kombdi vade fried dumplings, or roti flatbread.