India, Jan. 16 -- While the socio-political upheaval in Iran and the Iranian government's crackdown on protesters has provoked sharp criticism from world leaders, in a far corner in south Mumbai its effects are being felt on a signature aromatic Parsi-Iranian delicacy - the Berry pulav.

At the 102-year-old Britannia and Co. in Ballard Estate, its owner Iranian Zoroastrian Afshin Kohinoor, 65, is perturbed by the tension in Iran and anxious about replenishing his stock of Iranian zereshk barberries - the key ingredient in Berry pulav -- unsure when the next fresh batch will arrive from the country currently in turmoil. The uprising in Iran has led to the USA announcing 25% tariffs on countries doing business with the country.

"The flight...