Buy Kashmiri Kesar - Saffron of the world.
You know that it is an expensive spice in the world.
Have you ever thought about why it is so?
What are the uses of it?
What does it taste like?
Where can you buy it?
How do you add it to your dish?
Is it worth the bib buck?
Well, we have answers to all your questions.
In the current era, you can buy anything online, including the world's best quality.
A++ grade, Kashmiri Saffron (Kashmiri Kesar). from farmers in Pampore village of Kashmir, India.
It is the best quality spice in the world with excellent aroma and taste.
Here's everything you need to know about this incredible spice.
What does it taste like?
The spice smells sweet and nice but has a pungent, bitter, but delicious taste. You may use it to color (dye) your food. It glazes red or orange color.
It has a unique taste and color, which makes it easy to spot in a dish. It pairs well with many flavors and meats.
It is used in rice cuisines such as biryani or paella. The spice is also added to desserts and ice creams.
Latin name - Saffron Crocus Sativus
Known as Saffron Crocus Sativus, it is hand-picked. The spice comes from a purple flower and has a crimson red colored stigma.
Along with its aroma and taste, it also dyes your food orange-red. You may use milk to soften the color.
100% Vegetarian - Vegan
Since its threads originate from a flower, it is a pure vegan product.
You can use it in many delicacies without any guilt. It is used to prepare food for festivities and worship.
Where does Saffron come from?
It comes from crocus Sativa with thread-like red stigmas, which add a lovely taste and smell to your dish.
Along with the yellow-red hue, they add a rich taste and flavor to your food.
There are many stories about Its origin, but it is still debated.
Some say it came from Iran, while others say it is from Spain.
But the truth is that it is from Greece.
Some stories suggest that Arhat Buddhist monk Madhyântika (or Majjhantika) was sent to Kashmir in the 5th century BC.
He planted the first Kashmiri saffron supplementation crop in India. From then onwards, It spread throughout the country.
Some people say that Sufi saints brought the spice to India. Others believe that it's a much ancient spice.
Produce of India
We are proud contributors to the "Make in India" movement.
Our spice is handpicked, dried, and packed in Pampore village of Kashmir.
Original product
We supply authentic products grown in Pampore, Kashmir, to your doorstep. You need to sit back and relax.
Naturally grown in farms of Pampoore in Kashmir.
We sell naturally grown products from Kashmir.
Our farmers are GI tag certified. A GI tag is a mark of good quality.
We don't add any added flavor, color, or any preservatives; hence it is pure.
Healthy Produce of India
Anti-inflammatory qualities of this help relieve swelling.
It is filled with antioxidants like
- Safranal
- Picrocrocin
- Crocin
These give the spice a rich smell, flavor, and color.
Easy to use
Add some threads in warm water, milk, kheers, Badam-shakes, ice creams.
Just soak some threads in water or milk.
The threads are packed with natural taste, color, smell, and power. They can add richness to your dish.
Soaking them for 30 minutes gives a strong aromatic yellow solution to add to your dish.
Health benefits with Saffron
The spice not just adds taste but also supports to boost healthy with your food. It has medicinal benefits, such as:
- It is full of antioxidants, which leads you to keep cancer cells at bay.
- It acts like an aphrodisiac that boosts your libido and promotes sexual wellness.
- It helps treat erectile dysfunction (ED).
- It benefits in handling premature ejaculation or orgasm and infertility.
- It helps in combating the damage due to free radicals within the body.
- It helps you ease mood swings.
- It leads to an improved Mood.
- It also facilitates treating mild to moderate depression and depressive episodes.
It was Medically reviewed and some doctors advise you to eat around 25 to 30 mg of saffron daily.
Weight Loss and Appetite Management
It aids weight-loss and can be used as an effective supplement.
A tiny amount of this spice saffron extracts helps lower your appetite.
It lowers the desire for food or hunger pangs.
During Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome is one of the great common problems faced by women with PMS symptoms. It causes a lot of pain and discomfort for them.
PMS causes mood-swings, cramps, bloating, and body pain and impacts their family, studies, and work.
It is a warm-natured spice. Thus, saffron's effect helps reduce and manage signs with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The effect of Saffron helps in PMS symptoms.
For Hypertension
Did you know about this spice can improve your heart health? It impacts the vital markers which impact heart health.
- It helps to lower hypertension.
- It also helps to limit cholesterol.
- It helps to maintain blood glucose levels acts as a natural BGR Blood glucose regulator.
Excellent Memory Enhancer
Saffranol is a commonly found agent in the spice. It is used to enhance the memory of people who go through Alzheimer's disease.
During Pregnancy
It is safe for pregnant ladies.
In fact, our parents or grandparents advise us to consume this healthy spice during pregnancy.
It makes you healthy and is safe for mothers and babies.
It helps relieve pregnancy-related oxidative stress.
It helps reduce pains and ache during pregnancy.
Mood swings
It has anti-depressant quality, which helps balance serotonin and dopamine, norepinephrine, which impact the mood.
But, it has adverse effects if taken in large amounts.
When to feed this spice to your Baby
You can feed it to the babies over six months of age. They can be given a single thread or stigma of this, mixed with mother's milk.
Why is it so expensive?
It is costly since:
- Each flower has three stigma or threads.
- It blooms only once in a year and for one week.
- Even though the technology in the world is advanced, it has to be hand-harvested.
- It is hand-plucked, collected, and dried.
- Nearly 150 flowers are hand plucked to produce one gram of the spice.
- This expensive and loved spice has a long useful life.
- The farm can't be used until the next harvest.
Growing the spice is a labor-intensive process that should get a fitting price.
Where do I buy this spice?
You are at the right place. We offer GI tag certified keshar.
We believe in delivering the best quality products right to your home.
With a guarantee of product quality and origin.
Side effects
Do NOT consume in large numbers. If you consume in large volumes, it:
- May cause agitation, low mood, and anxiety.
- It may result in a change in appetite.
- It may cause diarrhea or dysentery.
- It may result in dry mouth and drowsiness.
- It may cause headaches, nausea, sweating, and vomiting.
Please seek medical advice before consuming it in large volumes.
Allergic reactions
It may result in allergic reactions.
Especially in that, they are allergic to Salsola, Lolium, and Olea species of plants.
It will help if you exercise caution.
Storage condition
Store in a dark, cold place in a sealed container.
It can maintain maximum flavor and aroma for up to six months once opened.
It is sensitive to light. Please cover it with the foil or cloth packet.
Please keep it in the fridge, not in the freezer. It helps maintain taste and aroma for a long-standing.
It may lose flavor with age.
Best before 24 months if in packed condition.
Recipe using this
Use it in recipes like:
kesar doodh
Saffron Rice
Biryani
Kesari Bhat
Paneer Kofte ki sabzi
Ice cream
Product Description
Country of Origin: India.
Location of Origin: Pampore, Kashmir, India, produce from GI tag certified Kashmiri farmers.
Colour of the product: Dried red-orange stigmas of Crocus Sativus.
Harvested by hands: hand-plucked from purple flowers of this.
100% Natural: no added flavors, colors, preservatives.
It has a wonderful flavor, shade, and a floral fragrance.
Some say it tastes a bit like honey.
It has a pungent taste, a bit bitter.
Packed in a small bottle.
Packed in airtight jars.
Jars are sealed with bags and bottles. It helps keep the aroma and flavor of this expensive spice for a longer time.
Certified with the FSSAI authority of India.
Tested for various quality checks by our Quality assurance team.
It has a shelf life of two years if it is in the pack condition.
It contains Red Long Kashmiri kesar Threads or stigmas.
Packed with the best farm produce compared to other countries, especially Irani, Spanish, and Afghani Saffron.
It comes with a rich aroma and a robust taste.
It has the best health benefits.
It is a Gluten-free product.
100 % Vegan product. 100% Vegetarian
It is a product of Atmanirbhar India
It's Non-Genetically Modified (GMO).
With zero cholesterol and zero Trans fat, it ensures an active lifestyle.
The spice is full of antioxidants and vitamins like B-6, E, and K.
It is perfect for aroma, scent, and taste for recipes like biryani and Kesar doodh. It helps food lovers avoid junk food for you.
It suffices your spicy snacks cravings during hunger pangs.
It helps in mental illness like Anxiety and Stress. It also has a soothing and healing effect on the nerve system.
It improves your stamina, vigor, and strength.
Threads are not water-soluble or milk.
It is used as a food dye for some cuisines.
This spice helps boost your Immunity level in the current COVID19 pandemic.
Widely used to recover from energy loss. It is the best energy booster winning back body force and strength back.
It has low-fat content, which helps lowers harmful LDL cholesterol.
Synonyms & Other Names
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