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Search for the kaju badam price 1kg and you get a dozen figures that do not agree, because nobody says which grade they mean. A kilo of broken cashew and a kilo of the largest whole kernels are different purchases, and so are Californian badam and Mamra. Here is what each costs today, and which one your kitchen needs.
What does a kilo of kaju cost today?
Across the grades we keep, kaju works out to at today's shop rate today. That spread is almost entirely size. The largest whole kernels sit at the top, the even mid grades in the middle, and the broken pieces at the bottom, and all of them come from the same kind of lot. Size is what you pay for, not a better nut.
Our Super Cashew is the grade most households land on for a jar at home: whole, even, generous in the hand, without the premium that the very top count carries. Its pack prices are at today's shop rate, and the full list with every grade side by side is on the kaju price page.
And a kilo of badam?
Badam splits into two very different shelves. The everyday Californian almond, the one most homes soak overnight, comes to at today's shop rate today. Mamra, the smaller, curved, oil-rich almond grown mostly in Iran and Afghanistan, is a separate purchase at at today's shop rate.
The gap between the two is large and it is not a mark-up. Mamra is scarce, it carries more oil, and many families keep it only for children, for the morning soak, or for guests. If you are pricing a kilo of badam, decide first whether you mean Mamra or not, because the answer changes the bill more than any shop’s margin ever will. The badam price page shows every lot we stock.
How the grades line up
| What you are buying | Grade to ask for | Where it goes in the house |
|---|---|---|
| Kaju for a serving bowl | Super or Jumbo, whole | Guests, the Diwali thali, a gift jar |
| Kaju for daily snacking | Super or Regular, whole | The kitchen jar, tiffin, evening tea |
| Kaju for cooking | Broken pieces (faad, tukda) | Gravies, kaju katli, pulao, kheer |
| Badam for soaking | Californian, or Mamra if the budget allows | Five to ten a day, peeled in the morning |
| Badam for sweets | Regular Californian | Halwa, badam milk, barfi, sliced on top |
Why do people buy kaju and badam together?
Because Indian kitchens use them together. Kaju gives creaminess and body, badam gives bite and that familiar morning ritual. A pot of kheer, a plate of mithai and a tray for guests usually want both, and buying them in one order means one delivery and one check on freshness.
The other reason is that one runs out faster than the other, and households notice only when they reach for it. Kaju disappears from the jar because everybody snacks on it. Badam goes more slowly, a few at a time, in the soaking bowl. Ordering them together keeps the two shelves in step.
Is 500 g of each better than a kilo of each?
For most homes of three or four, yes. Here is the honest arithmetic:
- A family eating a small handful of kaju a day each gets through about 500 g in four to five weeks.
- Soaking six or seven badam a day for two adults uses roughly 400 to 500 g a month.
- Cashew turns flat faster than almond, so a kilo of kaju bought in one go is often tired by the last quarter.
- Half a kilo of each, reordered monthly, keeps both fresh and spreads the spend.
A kilo each makes sense when the house is larger, when there is cooking to do, or in the weeks before a festival. That is also the moment the monthly habit changes.
What should a Diwali home keep?
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November this year, and the weeks before it are when most of the kilo orders happen. Sweets, the guest bowl and a few small gifts all draw on the same two jars, and they draw faster than people expect. A four-person house that hosts on the day usually needs a kilo of kaju and 500 g to a kilo of badam between Dhanteras and Bhai Dooj, more if somebody is making kaju katli at home.
Split the kaju by job: whole Super for the bowl, broken pieces for the kitchen. That alone saves a fair amount on the same weight. Order about two weeks before you need it. We dispatch within three working days of the order and most cities receive it two to six days after, including Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bangalore; the Mumbai page and the Delhi NCR page carry the city details. Our orders start at ₹1,000 and every order ships free, so a kilo of kaju with half a kilo of badam is comfortably one order.
Questions people ask
Why do two shops quote such different prices for one kilo of kaju?
Almost always because they are quoting different grades. Ask for the grade or the count before comparing, and the gap usually closes.
Is Mamra badam worth the extra over Californian?
If you soak a few a day and like the richer taste, many families think so. For sweets and badam milk, Californian does the job well at a far lower rate.
Can I buy half a kilo of kaju and half a kilo of badam in one order?
Yes. Each item is weighed and sealed separately on the day it is packed, so the two arrive in their own packs.
How long will a kilo of each keep?
Badam keeps for a few months sealed and cool. Kaju is best within a couple of months, longer in the fridge. Decant both into glass jars rather than leaving them in the courier pouch.
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