Konkan is the coastal division of Maharashtra state in India. It stretches North-South from the city of Mumbai (Bombay) in the North, to Goa which borders the southern tip of Konkan.

Regions

Officially, the region contains six districts -

Mumbai city, its suburbs and some surrounding areas like Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan etc. are now administratively a part of a massive conurbation called Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which has its own development authority.

Cities

Other destinations

Culture and History

In reality, the entire stretch from Thane to Mangalore forms the historical Konkan region, with some definitions including the entire western coast of India, from Gujarat to Kerala in it. But the official name of Konkan has been assigned only to the Maharashtrian part. It is an approximately 40 km wide strip of land between the Arabian sea and Deccan plateau (Ghats).

Talk

Marathi,konkani

Travel to Konkan - Visa Requirements

Tours and Getting around Konkan

Konkan tourist attractions and sightseeing

Konkan city tours

  • Keep Konkan devoid of plastic waste
  • Avoid drunken swimming

Konkan Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

  • Fruits from April to May end you must have the king of fruits Hapus (or "Alphonso") mango especially from Ratnagari District. You can also try on Fanas (jackfruit), Karvanda (blue berries ), Jambhul, Kokam, cashew fruit/nut
  • Tender coconut.
  • San-za-na, jackfruit Idli with coconut or cow milk
  • Fanas Bhaji, jackfruit curry
  • Amti Bhat, rice and yellow dal curry
  • Koyada, half ripe mango curry
  • Vatli dal, raw mango dal
  • Sol kadhi Kokam curry
  • Kadva wal usal beans curry
  • Bangdyache human mackarel cococnut curry

Veg specialities in Konkan Region:

  • Chulivarchya Bhakrya - Cake of native grains made on chulha
  • Fanas Bhaji - Spicy jackfruit curry
  • Amti Bhat - rice and yellow dal curry
  • Koyada - half ripe mango sweet sour curry
  • San-za-na- jackfruit sweet dish with coconut or cow milk
  • Kelphoolachi Bhaji - a konkan favourite made of banana flowers
  • Vatli dal - side dish made up with raw mango dal
  • Sol kadhi - Kokam curry
  • Lord Ganesha's favourite steamed delight, the modak.

Non-veg specialities in Konkan Region:

  • Kurkuron Bombeel - crisply fried Mumbai duck
  • Tisrya-che Kalvan - clams in thick spicy masala
  • Bangadyachi Chatni - spicy dry dish made of tasty fish
  • Vade - Sagoti - meat dish with fried cake of mixed grains

Konkan nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

  • Kokam Sarbat, cool kokam juice
  • Amba Panha, raw mango drink
  • Tender coconut water
  • maadi-fresh palm sap
  • Sol-Kadhi, typical konkani drink made by Kokam

Stay safe

Get out

Destinations in Konkan:

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