Authentic Iraqi AMBA Sauce

Amba is a liquid sauce with a hot spicy taste that is widely used in Iraqi food. It is typically made of vinegar, salt, turmeric, chilli, and fenugreek. The Iraqi Amba may have been derived from a type of pickle spread in India called green mango chutney.

Amba is available in the market either in the form of a prepared liquid in a glass bottle with a wide mouth to allow the flow of liquid or in the form of a powder from which the Amba is prepared by adding water and vinegar to it.

To Iraqis, opening a bottle of Amba is a universally enjoyable experience. The aroma of spices takes us back to Iraq.

Amba is eaten alone or added to falafel, shawarma sandwiches, boiled eggs, eggplant, or fried potatoes and is considered one of the best ingredients in Iraqi food and It is also the basic material for preparing certain types of Iraqi Turshi.

One of the amba’s primary purposes is related to its ability to mask whatever else you’re eating. Tangy, spicy, and tropical, Amba is a storm of flavours that adds brightness and complexity to the simplest of meals. The Baghdadis developed this taste further and Amba was associated with the famous wood-grilled Masghouf (Tigris trout) on Abou Al-Nawas Street.