Well Wayne, Kolhapur is a famous city in Maharashtra where i come from. About 3.5 hours drive from Goa. And Kolhapur is famous for its lamb curries. (Now every Indian here is going to say his home town is famous for curries but hey, Wayne has eaten in London the curry from my town, so I win).
It is like Yorkshire Pudding or Worcestershire sauce. So if it was called Yorkshirey then people from Yorkshire will also be called that and so do the pudding coming from there.
I can tell you one thing Wayne, you have good taste in curries. Kolhapur is a place you should visit if you go to India, and India is a place you should visit if you want to see a good place on earth.
Cheers