Brooklyn Delhi’s Chitra Agrawal had been in talks with Trader Joe’s about producing a private-label item for the grocery store. The garlic achaar—Brooklyn Delhi’s most popular product ...

Brooklyn Delhi’s achaar is priced at $12 a jar, while Trader Joe’s product is $2.69. When it comes to accusations of appropriating traditional foods, Trader Joe’s has a history.

But my weekday cooking ambitions have definitely simmered down from my pre-baby life, and I’m okay with that because Brooklyn Delhi’s tomato achaar exists. This slightly spicy amalgam of ...