Amba (condiment) Amba (condiment) Amba or anba (, ) is a tangy mango pickle condiment popular in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine (particularly Saudi, Iraqi, and Israeli cuisines). It is typically made of mangoes, vinegar, salt, mustard, turmeric, chili and fenugreek, similarly to savoury mango chutneys. Mangoes being native to South Asia, the name "amba" seems to have been borrowed, via Arabic, from the Marathi word "āmbā" (आंबा), which is in turn derived from the Sanskrit word "āmra" (आम्र, "mango"). Amba is frequently used in Iraqi cuisine, especially as a spicy sauce to be added to fish dishes, falafel, kubbah, kebabs, and
Colo-colo (condiment) nut, and "tahi minyak" or "ampas minyak" (black-colored cooking coconut oil residue), or caramelized "rarobang" (watery residue of coconut oil-making process). As the result, colo-colo is darker and more oily than dabu-dabu. However, today, because of the rarity and difficulty to acquire traditional cooking oil residue and caramelized "rarobang", this oily agent is often replaced by widely available and practical "kecap manis" (sweet soy sauce) mixed with margarine, coconut oil or cooking oil. As the result, today colo-colo is often mistaken as another Indonesian common condiment, sambal kecap. Maluku archipelago is famous for its rich collection of seafoods, and colo-colo