cajus (cashews). Prawn curry (कोळंब्यांचा रस्सा) Kolambi fry (तळलेली कोळंबी) is a common dish of prawns marinated in spices and rolled in a mixture of rice flour and semolina before frying. Kalya vatanyancha samara (काळ्या वाटाण्यांचा सामारा) is a black pea curry made using coconut and Malvani masala. Breads and cakes Dhondas or cucumber Cake is a baked preparation made from big ripe cucumber, coarse rice flour, grated coconut and jaggery. Ghaavane is a pancake made with rice flour and is popular in the Sindhudurg district. Khaproli (खापरोळी ) is a sweet dish popular in southern Konkan. The dish consists of a fluffy pancake dipped in yellow sweet coconut milk. Tandalachi bhakri (तांदळाची भाकरी ) is a bhakri made of rice flour. It is the Malvani equivalent of the Maharashtrian jowari bhakri or bajri bhakri which is popular throughout the Deccan. Ambolya (आम्बोळ्या) is a type of bread made from fermented batter of rice and udad daal, served with coconut chutney or usal ( pulses gravy) or sweetened Coconut milk(रस). Shirvale(शिरवाळे) is a type of Noodles made with rice flour served with sweetened Coconut milk(रस). Ras-poli is a sweet deep-fried preparation, highly popular in Maharashtra. The dish consists of a fried pancake served with sweetened coconut milk. References Indian cuisine by region Maharashtrian cuisine