saffron

Every region in India has its own special spices that can make the most mundane dish taste heavenly. So we decided to celebrate this culinary heritage by making a Spice Map of India, with some GI-tagged varieties on it!

Kashmiri saffron is known to provide a beautiful golden colour and pungent, aromatic flavour to food. The history of this crimson spice can be traced back to the Persians who brought it to the country from Iran.

The family behind Herb Heaven, the Mirs of Kashmir have a decades-long legacy of growing organic saffron and taking it across the world.

“I started by researching about it and then, once I made a few soaps, the interest grew. Soon, people around me began asking for the soaps and that is how it all started,” he shares.

A preventive and therapeutic remedy of saffron extracts has been found to arrest the onset of AD and improve cognitive health.

It’s the festive season, and everywhere I turn, all I see are delectable sweets, so staying away is certainly going to be a daunting task. If you are in the same boat as me, here are a few things to keep in mind while indulging in sweets this season.

“Saffron cultivation is our culture and tradition. It’s been there for centuries, and it needs to be protected both the government and by people.”