Among the many beach attractions in Maharashtra, Malvan and Hotels in Malvan stand out different for their all time popular Malvan cuisine mostly comprising mouth watering sea food dishes.
Whenever somebody refers Malvan in some context, what comes to our mind immediately is the Malvani Food or Malvan cuisine. On your visit to Malvan you will experience the authenticity in the statement. Konkan in Maharashtra is many times referred as California of India and Malvani food is referred as the taste of Konkan.
The construction of konkan railway in its true sense brought this region on the tourist map of India highlighting its importance as a most favored tourist spot near or around Mumbai. With the growing number of visitors the number of Hotels kept on increasing and now one can easily get a suitable hotel of choice matching his budget. The beaches in Malvan are having white fine sand lined with palm trees. There are many beautiful beaches in and around Malvan like Tarkarli beach, Achra beach, Devgad beach, Chivala beach and Malvan beach having a concentration of hotels around them. Even surfing can be enjoyed in the blue waters of some of the beaches of Malvan like Vijaydurg, Malvan, Vengurla. Tarkarli beach only six km from Malvan located on the meeting point of Karli river and Arabian Sea is well known for its much clear and transparent waters. Tarkarli beach attracts adventure lovers with its snorkeling and Scuba diving facilities. With the backup of the snorkeling guides you can enjoy taking the first lessons of marine sports. Fishermen with there traditional boats, going for a catch in the sea is a wonderful scene to be witnessed. Cottages as well as houseboat facilities are provided by MTDC for the convenience of the tourists.
Chivala beach is to the North West of the Malvan town. It will match your search, if calm and serenity are the priorities of your search of beach in Malvan. Many Malvan hotels are settled on these beaches providing fresh fish delicacies. Sailing is possible in small traditional boats by hiring them at the various beach resorts and
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The specialty of the most talked about Malvani cuisine is the Malvani Masala or the mix of spices which brings the flavor and punch to the Malvani food. The main ingredients used in Malvani cuisine are Coconut, Rice and fish. Even though it seems mostly non vegetarian food on the first instance it has got some good vegetarian delicacies also prepared from the locally available plenty of vegetarian stuff. Most of the chutneys and masalas are ground on stone grinders adding taste to them. Solkadhi a must in Malvani food, made from coconut milk and Kokam, is the energizing appetizer taken after lunch. Fish is served in both fried form as well as with curry.
The Malvan hotels are having there own restaurants specializing in Malvani cuisines. The central attraction of visit to Malvan, the Sindhudurg fort facing the beach provides a beautiful view from the tents offered by the resorts. Descent rooms with basic amenities are made available by the budget hotels. Nearby sightseeing for there guests is arranged by a few hotels. The sightseeing includes ancient Shiva temple at Kunkeshwar fifteen km from Devgad, built in the 10th century by the yadvas. Tarkarli a white sand beach, fort Vijaydurga at Devgad and the ancient temples in the vicinity.
