Mangoes

These fruits grow in India throughout the summer months, and ripe ones are used in sweet dishes. Unripe green mangoes, sold in the springtime, are used to make pickles and chutneys, and are added to curries as a souring agent. The unripe fruit is also sun-dried and ground into a powder called amchur, which has a sour taste and is sprinkled over dishes as a garnish.