House of Saffron 3grams Kashmir Saffron for Milk, Cooking, Pregnant Women, Fair Skin, Tilak | Certified ISO Original Kesar Saffron, Kungumapoo, Kumkumapuvvu, Kesar - 3g

The round container was packed inside transparent plastic seal which was again packed inside a dark colored paper/plastic airtight packaging. Harvest date was recent, October 2017, with a 2 years 'best before' shelf life. (I could not detect any unfair practice of putting sticker over sticker to hide old date, as some other review mentioned)Online sources say authentic saffron smells somewhat like a mixture of hay and honey, opening the package confirmed it. Also, if you have tasted Complan's kesar badam variant, you will recognize the flavor instantly. All strands are dark red.This saffron is so powerful that it must be used *IN MODERATION*. To make biriyani for 4 people, I took 12 strands, warmed slightly in a pan, made into a powder, then added the powder to warm milk in a bowl and waited for 2 hrs. It totally overpowered other flavors, somewhat spoiling the dish. 6 strands would have been enough.UPDATE Jan 2018: Used with Gits gulab jamun mix. My mom fried the jamuns perfectly, put just 4 saffron strands in warm sugar syrup (for 300g packet, so there were a lot of jamuns). The aroma was heavenly (but I think equal credit must go to my mom), so I consumed nearly 20 jamuns within one hour!Strangely enough, my dad (64yrs) could not detect any significant aroma. This suggests some verified purchase negative reviews might NOT be fake, but some people/elderly persons may have reduced smell sensitivity to saffron.Comparison with cheaper everest brand saffron: Aroma is the same, confirming both are genuine, but this one is so powerful that 1 strand of this brand equals 5-6 strands of everest. So this grade-I saffron will be cheaper in the long run (but see below).October 2018 Update: I feel fragrance is gradually reducing, so I have to use more strands now. Unfortunately, this is how nature works, flavours do not last forever, it also happened with Domino's famous oregano seasonings, even after storing in a cool dark place.February 2019 update: The flavour has reduced, do I have to use 2x strands now. The decay seems exponential, it loses flavour very rapidly in first 6 months and then gradually. The strands (almost 70% still left) have turned somewhat pale orange from original crimson red.June 2019 update: Its close to useless now, even after using in 2x quantity, there is almost zero flavour. Of course, upon opening packet, I still get tobacco/hay-honey like smell, but it is ineffective when mixed in food. This does not mean the product was bad. You are advised to finish it quickly within a year by yourself or distribute among relatives.

Ossom smelling didn't taste yet but I know the is same as smelling its rich looking kesar and I love Kashmir so obviously I will love the taste itself actually but we got only 900 mili grams in one grams pack 😐packing disappointed me

Wonderful product, smells good. It1. Pure saffron doesn't leave color sooner as well as color would be yellow shade. Have uploaded picture Stigma in warm milk.2. Neither the stigma break in pieces when rubbed after soaking in water or milk.Surely will buy it again and again if the quality remains the same.Thank you Shalimar

i was purchasing it for my wife who was pregnant. before purchasing i had fear of its authenticity like many.but we are happy after using it for couple of months

Duplicate not real when first time purchased received the real one but second time order served me kesari coloured threads not original

Very small amount of kesarIn this rate 475Baby kesar is much better then this

I didn't have very high expectations from this Saffron as it's was competitively priced. I have been purchasing from Kashmir of its double price, however, due to lockdown I couldn't this time and I am pleasantly surprised with this brand. From packaging product to shipping, everything has been an extraordinary experience. Once I opened the package its aroma filled my nostrils and one strand was enough to give colour to 100 ml milk and it didn't lose the colour. Shalimar you exceeded my Expectation. I am glad I choose you against my institution. Happy & Loyal Customer.

I have used it twice from the time it arrived. Also, like just a day before I purchased 'Baby Saffron' from a local store. SO I guess I have more bandwidth here to compare. Some of the strands are less darker and has an occasional yellowish tinge as compared. But the fragrance is good. When I added it to the milk, the color released was also satisfactory. I have no complains with the product. IT seems of a decent quality. It's just that when you have two brands at hand then you can expect yourself to become a scientist and take the liberty to compare each saffron strand. Sometimes while doing that, you earn more knowledge about how saffron can differ in quality. 5gms is a pretty good quantity. It's going to last me quite a bit. Thank you Seller. Thank you Amazon.

I like this product to several reasons. It's been known for it's health benefit since the ancient Europeans. I use it for cooking etc. I will definitely refer it to everyone !!!

Beautiful deep red color. Very little yellow style.There was a strange flavor that is definitely NOT saffron which overwhelmed the mild iodiform note which normally dominates. Mental effects very weak, but nice balance. Poorly cured (still a bit wet -- paying for water). that nice saffron burn is largely missing. The packaging is cheap and poorly seals. batch is a bit old as well. It is illegal to export Kashmiri saffron, so maybe this isn't saffron. Seems like its just a bit under cured and was improperly stored.Want my money back

Makes an awesome tea! Love it!

A+