The only problem with amba — the habit-forming, incandescently bright mango pickle found on the bar of every falafel shop — is how long it takes to make. Days, if you’re doing it the old-fashioned way ...

“Aam ka achar, aam ka achar hota hai! Uske sath ap kuch or mix nhi kar skte, (You cannot mix anything with mango pickles)” said Priyanka Chopra Jonas in an interview a few years ago. Indians know and ...