Himachal Pradesh has a plethora of fruits & herbs that grow from season to season, and in order to cherish them throughout the year, it is customary to preserve, cook and store these in the form of jams, spreads, sauces and chutneys. The task of picking, peeling, and cooking the fruit, is often done together by the mountain women of Himachal. It is a tradition that still runs and likewise, recipes are shared from one generation to another.

At Karze, the mountain women of Himachal Pradesh come together to make these very recipes with all of their love, kindness and the best hand-picked produce. The mountain women not only make these artisanal stone fruit jams and chutneys, but are also actively involved in bottling it and packaging it for you.

When you purchase a jar of your favorite jam or spread from Karze, be rest assured that besides being made with A grade produce, filled with flavor and rich in texture of the real fruit & herb, that is fresh, all natural, seasonal & not from Cold storage. You are also assured that each jar of jam, chutney & spread is made at home and not in a factory set-up. Each jar is filled with love, and later packed and dispatched from 11,980 ft. to your doorstep. It is not only an assurity of top quality ingredients but also, a guarantee of genuinity and goodness that comes to you directly from its source.

Karze introduces a range of stone fruit jams like apple-cinnamon, pear, black cherry etc. that are ideal to spread on your breakfast toast and croissants in the morning. There’s also a range of chutneys, dips, and sauces like Chilli Tomato, Green Apple, Red Chilli Chukh etc. that can be used to spruce up a dish, go along with other food or simply swiped from the jar directly!

Karze empowers these local women of Himachal Pradesh at each step of the process. The mountain women of Himachal Pradesh are involved from the fruit plucking stage to the fruit sorting, cleaning and processing stages. Furthermore, unlike factory manufactured jams and chutneys, the mountain women of Himachal, make these jams and chutneys in small batches at their humble homes, ensuring a complete controlled, hand-made and home-made like effort and true feel at each stage. Each jar comes loaded with the goodness of the produce of Himachal, the hand-made efforts of the mountain women that wait to work on orders as such since it fuels an alternative source of income in their households, empowering these talented, and enthusiastic women of the mountains.

Karze also has a range of pulses, cereals and dry fruits that again seek inspiration from Tusharika’s first-hand experience at local grocery stores in the city. Having had to settle for overly polished grains and pulses that look good to eye but are stripped off of their nutritional value, Tusharika began sourcing her daily necessities from her home-town. A little chatter amongst city folk in the area led her to believe how she could help more households like hers who were on the lookout for natural, sustainable, non-chemical and nutritious produce for their families.

Red Capsule Rajma a.k.a *Kinnauri Rajma* is sourced from the *Kinnaur Region*,  it is loaded with protein, is rich in antioxidants & strengthens the Immune system.  Likewise, a rare variety of Indian rice called ‘Laal Chawal’ from Rohru Region has the highest nutritional value. It is loaded with fiber, iron & essential nutrients. Similarly, pulses like Kolath, Dry Fruits like Kaagzi Badam or Khumani, spices like Shahi Kaala Jeera are all enriched with nutritional value & loaded with health benefits.

Karze adopts a strong farmer first approach, and respects the time, effort and knowledge of food saviors of the land. Farmers are paid their fair dues, and produce is directly sourced from a variety of farmers in the region cultivating the best, natural, and honest produce that’s true to its original nutritional content.

Along with jams, chutneys, pulses, cereals and grains, Karze also retails dry fruits, and enriching oils that are made of apricot kernel and almond, again extremely rich in antioxidants and very familiar to the region.

When you buy from Karze, know that our artisanal jams, chutney & pickles are lovingly handmade at home, with traditional recipes by the zealous mountain women of Thanedar & Rohru region in Himachal Pradesh. Likewise, our farmer first approach leads us to secure the best quality of grains, dry fruits, spices and pulses that are chemical-free, natural, and high in nutritional content. Our products are packaged at source in the middle of India’s finest orchards, and farms using hand-picked, best quality and the best produce of the season.

We’re trying to serve you the best of the mountains to your doorstep in the city or anywhere across the country, one product at a time. We do wish to increase this range and extend it to a variety of other products that we personally and consciously enjoy in the hills. We currently also stock limited edition teas, premium quality kesar and all natural honey that’s again sourced from the regions of Lahaul & Spiti, Kullu & Kinnaur across Himachal Pradesh, especially for you.