Heritage Kashmir · Poore Bharat
Kesar Shahad Ke Fayde Aur Nuksan — Dono Taraf Ki Poori Baat
Kashmir valley ka raw kikar (acacia) honey, aur usmein Pampore ke hamare apne kheton ka Mongra kesar — har 500 g jar mein poora aadha gram, dhaage jar mein saaf dikhte hue. Ye khane ki cheez hai, dawa nahi; isliye fayde bhi usi hisaab se likhe hain, aur nuksan bhi poore.
- Har 500 g jar mein 0.5 g kesar
- Pampore ke apne kheton ka Mongra
- Raw honey, kabhi garam nahi kiya
- FSSAI licensed

Kesar honey price — 500 g aur 1 kg
Hamara rate hai 500 g ₹649 aur 1 kg ₹1,249. Is daam mein honey aur kesar dono hain — iske alawa jar mein kuch nahi: na sugar, na syrup, na colour, na flavour.
Kesar honey normal honey se mehenga kyun hai? Kyunki asli Kashmiri Mongra kesar lagbhag ₹330–360 per gram bikta hai, aur hum har 500 g jar mein aadha gram kesar daalte hain — yaani ek jar mein sirf kesar ka daam hi lagbhag ₹165–180 banta hai. 1 kg jar mein lagbhag 1 gram kesar jaata hai.
Shahad ki keemat 1 kg ke hisaab se dekhein to farak zyadatar teen baaton se aata hai: honey raw hai ya garam kiya hua, ek phool aur ek ilaake ka hai ya kai jagah ka mila-jula, aur usmein kuch milaya gaya hai ya nahi. Koi "asli" ya "pure" honey bahut kam daam mein bech raha ho, to poochiye — kaunsa phool, kaunsa ilaaka, kaunsi fasal. Aur agar kesar honey normal honey ke daam mein mil raha hai, to dekhiye ki jar mein kesar ke dhaage hain bhi, ya sirf peela colour aur flavour.
Kesar shahad ke fayde — khane ki cheez ke taur par, jo sach mein hain
Kesar wala honey do cheezon ka mel hai, aur iske fayde unhi dono se aate hain: shahad mithas deta hai, aur kesar (zafran) rang, khushboo aur swad. Zafran aur shahad ke fayde ko isi tarah samjhiye — ek achhi khane ki cheez, jo ek chammach mein doodh, kahwa ya kheer ko meetha bhi kar deti hai aur kesar wala bhi.
Saaf baat: ye khane ki cheez hai, dawa nahi. Na shahad kisi bimari ko rokta ya theek karta hai, na kesar. Jo articles kesar aur shahad khane ke fayde kisi bimari ke ilaaj ki tarah ginate hain, wo bech rahe hote hain, bata nahi rahe.
- Mithas — honey cheeni ki jagah meetha karta hai, aur saath mein apne phoolon ki halki khushboo bhi laata hai.
- Rang — kesar ka golden rang uske crocin se aata hai. Rakhe-rakhe jar ka honey dheere-dheere aur gehra golden hota jaata hai.
- Khushboo — kesar ki jaani-pehchani khushboo safranal se aati hai. Doodh ya kahwa mein sabse pehle yahi mehsoos hoti hai.
- Swad — kesar ka halka kadwapan picrocrocin se aata hai, jo honey ki mithas ko balance karta hai aur use garam, mitti jaisa swad deta hai.
- Raw honey — garam na karne se honey ki apni khushboo bachi rehti hai; tez garmi sabse pehle wahi udaati hai.
- Poore dhaage — peela colour aur saffron flavour daal kar kesar honey jaisa dikhne wala honey banana aasan hai. Jar mein dikhte poore dhaage sabse seedhi pehchan hain ki asli kesar daala gaya hai.
Kesar honey ke nuksan (side effects) — kinhe savdhani rakhni chahiye
Ye hissa zyadatar pages chhod dete hain, isliye hum ise fayde ke theek baad likh rahe hain. Saffron honey ke fayde aur nuksan, dono jaan kar hi decide kijiye.
Sabse badi baat sugar ki hai. Honey lagbhag 80% sugar hai, aur kesar milane se ye badalta nahi. "Natural" ya "raw" hone se sugar kam nahi ho jaati — isliye kesar honey ko cheeni ki tarah hi giniye.
- Diabetes — honey bhi sugar hai. Khane se pehle apne doctor se poochiye.
- Ek saal se chhote bachche — 12 mahine se chhote bachche ko koi bhi honey kabhi na dein, kesar honey bhi nahi, chataane bhar ko bhi nahi. Honey mein aise bacteria ke spores ho sakte hain jinse babies mein infant botulism ka khatra hota hai.
- Pregnancy — khane ki normal matra mein kesar Indian kitchen mein use hota aaya hai, lekin pregnancy mein ise roz lena shuru karne se pehle apni doctor se poochiye, aur zyada matra se bachiye.
- Allergy — madhumakkhi se bani cheezon ya pollen se allergy hai, to kesar honey na khayein.
- Kesar ki zyada matra — badi matra mein kesar theek nahi maana jaata. Ek chammach kesar honey mein kesar kitchen wali thodi-si matra hai; lekin jar ko dawa samajh kar din bhar chammach-chammach khana, ya upar se aur kesar milate jaana theek nahi.
Kesar honey kaise banta hai — aur ghar par shahad mein kesar kaise milayein
Hamara tareeka seedha hai, aur hum ise poora likh rahe hain taaki aap kisi bhi kesar honey se yahi sawaal pooch sakein. Honey Kashmir valley ka raw acacia honey hai, jise yahan kikar kehte hain — kabhi garam nahi kiya jaata, sirf moti chhalni se chhana jaata hai. Kesar Pampore mein hamare apne parivar ke kheton ka Mongra hai.
Har 500 g jar mein 0.5 g, yaani poora aadha gram kesar jaata hai — 1 kg mein lagbhag 1 gram. Dhaage chhaane nahi jaate, jar mein hi rehte hain aur bahar se dikhte hain; kesar dheere-dheere apna rang aur khushboo honey mein chhodta rehta hai. Iske alawa kuch nahi: na sugar, na syrup, na colour, na flavour. Koi bhi kesar honey kharidte waqt poochiye ki jar mein kitna kesar hai.
Ghar par bhi kesar honey banaya ja sakta hai, bas in baaton ka dhyan rakhiye:
- Poore dhaage lijiye, powder nahi — powder mein milawat pehchanna mushkil hota hai.
- Sookhe dhaage seedhe honey mein daaliye. Paani ya doodh mein bhigo kar mat daaliye — honey mein nami jaane se usmein fermentation (khameer) shuru ho sakta hai.
- Honey ko garam mat kijiye. Jar band kar ke chhod dijiye; kesar kai dinon mein dheere-dheere rang aur khushboo chhodta hai.
- Andaza chahiye to hamara ratio lijiye: 500 g honey mein aadha gram kesar.
Kesar honey kaise khaye, kaise piye — kab aur kitna
Kesar honey kaise use kare, ye seedha hai: jahan cheeni ya honey daalte hain, wahan ek chammach. Khane ka koi "sahi time" nahi hai jo health badal de — ye swad ki cheez hai; jab meetha chahiye, tab. Bas ek rule: ubalti cheez mein nahi.
Ubalte doodh ya chai mein daalne se honey aur kesar dono ki khushboo ud jaati hai. Doodh ya kahwa thoda thanda hone dijiye, phir milaiye.
- Raat ko doodh mein — gungune (ubalte nahi) doodh mein ek chammach. Sardiyon mein bahut se gharon ki aadat hai; ye aadat hai, ilaaj nahi.
- Kahwa mein — cheeni ki jagah, cup thoda thanda hone par.
- Toast ya dahi par — upar se patli dhaar bana kar.
- Kheer mein — pakne ke baad, jab kheer thodi thandi ho jaaye.
- Kitna — ek baar mein ek chammach kaafi hai. 500 g ka jar lagbhag 30–40 baar chalta hai.
Asli shahad ki pehchan kaise karein — ghar ke test kyun dhokha dete hain
Paani mein daal kar, angoothe par rakh kar ya maachis se jala kar honey parakhne wale test bharosemand nahi hain. Aaj ki milawat aise syrup se hoti hai jo in test mein honey jaisa hi behave karte hain, aur kuch asli honey inmein fail bhi ho jaate hain.
Kharidne wala jo sach mein dekh sakta hai, wo ye hai:
- Ingredients — label par sirf honey likha ho, ya honey aur naam se batayi gayi cheez (jaise kesar). "Flavour", "colour" ya "syrup" likha ho, to wo sirf honey nahi hai.
- Phool, ilaaka aur fasal — kaunse phool ka honey, kis ilaake ka, kis fasal ka. Jo bechne wala phool nahi bata sakta, uske paas aksar ek phool ka honey hota hi nahi.
- Kesar honey mein poore dhaage — jar mein dikhne chahiye. Sirf gehra peela rang kaafi nahi.
- Jamna — zyadatar asli honey kabhi na kabhi jamta hai. Acacia (kikar) bahut dheere jamta hai, isliye uska der tak na jamna apne aap mein nakli hone ki nishani nahi.
- Pakki jaanch sirf lab mein — batch ka C4 sugar test ya NMR test. Ghar ka koi tareeka iski jagah nahi le sakta.
- Hamari baat bhi saaf: hamare paas FSSAI licence hai, lekin is honey ka NMR test abhi nahi hua hai — isliye hum koi lab result ka daawa nahi karte.
Asli shahad jam jata hai kya?
Haan, aksar jam jaata hai — aur ye honey ka swabhav hai, nakli hone ka saboot nahi. Thand mein honey jaldi jamta hai.
Acacia honey mein fructose zyada hota hai, isliye ye bahut dheere jamta hai. Hamara kesar honey isi honey se banta hai, to ye lambe time tak behta reh sakta hai — wo bhi theek hai.
Jam jaaye to seal band jar ko gungune (ubalte nahi) paani mein kuch der rakhiye, honey phir se behne lagega. Microwave mein kabhi mat rakhiye.
Kashmiri shahad — kikar ka shahad kya hai
Kashmir valley mein kai tarah ka honey hota hai. Unmein sabse halke rang aur sabse halki mithas wala acacia honey hai, jise yahan kikar ka shahad kehte hain.
Kashmiri shahad ke fayde bhi khane wale hi hain: halka rang aur saaf phoolon wali mithas, jo kesar ki khushboo ko dabati nahi — isiliye kesar ke liye humne yahi honey chuna. Plains mein "babool" ya "kikar" ke naam se bikne wala honey alag pedon aur alag mausam ka ho sakta hai, isliye rang aur swad mein farak mile to hairaan mat hoiye.




FAQ
- Kesar honey ke fayde kya hain?
- Kesar honey ke fayde khane ke fayde hain: honey mithas deta hai, aur kesar teen cheezein jodta hai — crocin se golden rang, safranal se khushboo aur picrocrocin se halka kadwa-meetha swad. Isliye kesar honey khane ka asli fayda ye hai ki doodh, kahwa, kheer ya toast mein ek chammach se mithas aur kesar dono aa jaate hain. Ye dawa nahi hai; na honey kisi bimari ka ilaaj karta hai, na kesar.
- Saffron honey ke nuksan (side effects) kya hain?
- Sabse bada nuksan sugar hai: honey lagbhag 80% sugar hai, isliye ise cheeni ki tarah giniye, aur diabetes ho to pehle doctor se poochiye. Iske alawa — 12 mahine se chhote bachche ko koi bhi honey na dein (infant botulism ka khatra); madhumakkhi ki cheezon ya pollen se allergy ho to na khayein; pregnancy mein doctor se poochein aur zyada matra se bachein; aur kesar ki badi matra theek nahi maani jaati, isliye ek chammach jaisi khane ki normal matra hi rakhein.
- Kya shahad aur kesar ek saath kha sakte hain?
- Haan. Shahad aur kesar Indian kitchen mein saath-saath use hote aaye hain — doodh, kahwa aur mithaiyon mein — aur zyadatar badon ke liye inhe saath khane mein koi dikkat nahi maani jaati. Wahi savdhaniyan lagu hain jo akele honey par: ek saal se chhote bachche ko nahi, diabetes mein doctor se pooch kar, aur allergy ho to nahi. Kesar aur shahad khane ke fayde swad, rang aur khushboo ke hain, ilaaj ke nahi.
- Shahad aur kesar mein kya antar hai?
- Shahad madhumakkhiyon ka banaya hua meetha hai; kesar ek masala hai — kesar ke phool (crocus) ke beech ke laal dhaage. Shahad mithas deta hai, kesar rang, khushboo aur swad deta hai aur bahut thodi matra mein lagta hai. Kesar honey in dono ka mel hai — hamare har 500 g jar mein aadha gram kesar — aur normal honey se iska farak rang, kesar ki khushboo aur daam mein hai.
- Kesar honey kaise banta hai? Ghar par kaise banaye?
- Raw honey mein kesar ke poore dhaage daal kar chhod diye jaate hain, aur kesar dheere-dheere apna rang aur khushboo honey mein chhodta hai. Hum Kashmir valley ka raw kikar (acacia) honey lete hain, jo kabhi garam nahi kiya jaata, aur usmein Pampore ke apne kheton ka Mongra kesar daalte hain — har 500 g mein 0.5 g — aur dhaage jar mein hi rehne dete hain. Ghar par banana ho to sookhe dhaage seedhe honey mein daaliye, paani ya doodh mein bhigo kar nahi, aur honey ko garam mat kijiye.
- Kesar honey kaise khaye aur kab khana chahiye?
- Ek chammach gungune (ubalte nahi) doodh ya kahwa mein, ya toast, dahi aur thodi thandi hui kheer par. Koi khaas time zaroori nahi — bahut se log raat ko doodh mein lete hain, kuch subah toast par; ye aadat aur swad ki baat hai, health ke kisi rule ki nahi. Ubalti cheez mein daalne se honey aur kesar ki khushboo ud jaati hai. 500 g ka jar lagbhag 30–40 baar chalta hai.
- Asli shahad ki pahchan kaise kare?
- Ghar par pakki pehchan nahi ho sakti — paani, angoothe aur aag wale test kuch nakli syrup mein pass aur kuch asli honey mein fail ho jaate hain. Jo dekha ja sakta hai: label ke ingredients mein sirf honey (ya honey aur naam se batayi gayi cheez), phool, ilaake aur fasal ka naam, kesar honey mein jar ke andar dikhte poore dhaage, aur time ke saath natural jamna (acacia dheere jamta hai). Pakka jawab sirf lab test deta hai — batch ka C4 sugar test ya NMR.
- Kya asli shahad jam jata hai?
- Haan, zyadatar asli honey kabhi na kabhi jam jaata hai, aur thand mein jaldi — ye nakli hone ki nishani nahi hai. Acacia (kikar) honey mein fructose zyada hota hai, isliye wo bahut dheere jamta hai; uska der tak na jamna bhi theek hai. Jam jaaye to seal band jar ko gungune (ubalte nahi) paani mein kuch der rakhiye; microwave mein kabhi nahi.
- Kesar honey ka price kya hai?
- Hamara Kashmiri kesar shahad 500 g ₹649 aur 1 kg ₹1,249 ka hai. Ye normal honey se mehenga isliye hai kyunki asli Kashmiri Mongra kesar lagbhag ₹330–360 per gram bikta hai aur har 500 g jar mein aadha gram kesar jaata hai. Kisi bhi honey ka 1 kg rate dekhte waqt ye bhi poochiye ki honey raw hai ya garam kiya hua, aur kis phool aur ilaake ka hai.
- Kya is honey ka lab ya NMR test hua hai?
- Nahi, is honey ka NMR test abhi nahi hua hai, aur hum koi lab result ka daawa nahi karte. Hamare paas FSSAI licence hai — ye food business chalane ka licence hai, kisi batch ki purity ki test report nahi. Jo hum bata sakte hain, wo ye hai: honey kis phool aur ilaake ka hai, kesar kis khet ka hai, jar mein kitna kesar hai, aur ye ki ismein kuch aur nahi milaya gaya.
- Kya bachchon ko kesar honey de sakte hain?
- Ek saal (12 mahine) se chhote bachche ko bilkul nahi — koi bhi honey nahi, janam ke baad chataane ke liye bhi nahi, kyunki babies mein honey se botulism ka khatra hota hai. Ek saal se bade bachchon ko kisi bhi honey ki tarah khane ki thodi, normal matra mein diya ja sakta hai; bas yaad rakhiye ki ye bhi sugar hi hai.
- Kya pregnancy mein kesar shahad kha sakte hain?
- Ye faisla apni doctor se pooch kar kijiye. Khane ki normal matra mein kesar Indian kitchen mein use hota aaya hai, aur ek chammach kesar honey mein kesar bahut thoda hota hai; phir bhi pregnancy mein kesar ki zyada matra se bachna chahiye, aur honey ki sugar bhi ginni chahiye. Hum pregnancy ke liye iska koi fayda nahi batate.
- Kya diabetes mein kesar honey kha sakte hain?
- Pehle apne doctor se poochiye. Honey lagbhag 80% sugar hai aur kesar milane se wo kam nahi hoti, isliye ise cheeni ki tarah hi giniye. "Natural" ya "raw" hone se honey diabetes mein apne aap safe nahi ho jaata.
- Kashmiri shahad ke fayde kya hain? Kikar ka shahad kya hai?
- Kashmiri shahad ke fayde bhi khane wale hain, dawa wale nahi. Valley ka acacia honey — jise yahan kikar ka shahad kehte hain — halke rang ka, halki phoolon wali mithas ka aur dheere jamne wala hota hai, isliye doodh aur kahwa mein doosre swad nahi dabata. Isi wajah se kesar ke liye humne yahi honey chuna hai.
- Asli kesar shahad kahan milega, order kaise karein?
- Aap isi website se ya WhatsApp par order kar sakte hain; hum poore India mein bhejte hain. Kahin se bhi lein, asli shahad kharidne se pehle dekhiye ki bechne wala phool, ilaaka aur ingredients saaf batata hai ya nahi, aur kesar honey mein jar ke andar poore dhaage dikhte hain ya nahi.
Har 500 g jar mein 0.5 g Pampore ka Mongra kesar, poore dhaage jar mein. Order se pehle koi sawaal ho, to WhatsApp par pooch lijiye.
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