Kombdi Vade

Whole spiced chicken curry (kombdi) served alongside deep-fried, thick, crispy vade — flatbreads made from nachni (finger millet) or jowar flour, puffed and golden. The Malvani and Konkani version of the chicken-bread combination, kombdi vade is the dish served at traditional Konkan weddings and homestead feasts. The vade are cracked and dunked into the fiery coconut-based chicken gravy.