Gavti Bombil (Bombay Duck) Chutney: A Simple, Rustic Preparation From Maharashtrian Konkan Region
Gavti Bombil (Bombay Duck) Chutney: A Simple, Rustic Preparation From Maharashtrian Konkan Region
With its rather funky aroma and spicy bite, this coastal Maharashtrian Konkan Gavti Bombil chutney is an explosion of umami flavour and the perfect accompaniment to elevate the most simple dal-rice meal.
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It is a perfect accompaniment to elevate the most simple dal-rice meal
Here a simple recipe of Bombil Chutney
Long before the fifth taste of umami was discovered and became the rage that it is today in international culinary circles, there was one very basic, yet a supremely flavoursome dish of India s Konkan coast that was the actual manifestation of it. The gavti (meaning rural in Marathi) bombil chutney-made in homes all along the meandering western Indian Konkan coast-is such a simple, rustic preparation that it can be rustled up in a matter of minutes.