{"title":"Kashmiri Mongra Saffron","description":"\u003cp\u003eMongra is the top grade of Kashmiri saffron. The red stigmas are separated from the pale yellow style entirely, leaving only the part of the flower that carries colour, aroma and taste. Nothing in the jar is filler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis matters more than it sounds. Lacha, the grade below it, is the same harvest with the style left attached, which means a portion of every gram you buy contributes almost nothing to your cooking. A gram of Mongra and a gram of Lacha are not equivalent ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we sell\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth jars here hold the same saffron: Grade A+ Kashmiri Mongra, hand-harvested before sunrise, ISO 3632 certified, with no additives and nothing sprayed on to add weight. They are sealed in glass because saffron degrades in light and air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose \u003cstrong\u003e1g\u003c\/strong\u003e to begin with, or if you cook with saffron occasionally. Choose \u003cstrong\u003e3g\u003c\/strong\u003e if it is part of your regular kitchen, or if you make kesar milk often.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to tell you are getting the real thing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal saffron turns water golden-yellow, not red, and takes ten minutes or more to do it. It smells sweet and tastes bitter, never the reverse. The threads are trumpet-shaped, flaring at one end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRun those tests on ours. We would rather you did. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-identify-pure-kashmiri-saffron\"\u003efull purity guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks through six of them, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/mongra-vs-lacha-saffron\"\u003ethis piece\u003c\/a\u003e explains the grades in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-pure-thread-1g-kashmiri-mongra-saffron","title":"The Pure Thread — 1g Kashmiri Mongra Saffron","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single gram of the world's most coveted saffron — hand-harvested in the valleys of Kashmir before sunrise, sealed in glass to preserve its depth of colour, fragrance, and potency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a spice. This is a ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrade A+ Kashmiri Mongra · ISO 3632 Certified · 100% Pure · No Additives\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saffron Realm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48117614510318,"sku":"SR-MON-1G","price":439.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2008\/4718\/files\/3rd_image.png?v=1780752588"},{"product_id":"the-collectors-jar-3g-kashmiri-mongra-saffron","title":"The Collector's Jar — 3g Kashmiri Mongra Saffron","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor those who live ritually. Three grams of uncompromising purity — enough to make every moment ceremonial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-harvested in Kashmir before sunrise. Sealed in glass with a gold lid. Presented as a ritual object, not a commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a spice. This is a ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrade A+ Kashmiri Mongra · ISO 3632 Certified · 100% Pure · No Additives\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saffron Realm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48117619425518,"sku":"SR-MON-3G","price":1490.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2008\/4718\/files\/generated_image.png?v=1780752588"}],"url":"https:\/\/saffronrealm.com\/collections\/kashmiri-mongra-saffron.oembed","provider":"Saffron Realm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}