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Cold-pressed oil is oil that is squeezed out of seeds and nuts by pure mechanical pressure — no chemicals, no solvents, no roasting, no high heat. That's it! The seed goes in, the oil comes out, and everything nature packed inside it stays inside it. This is why we call ours Truly Cold Pressed Oils: the flavour, the aroma and the natural goodness reach your kitchen exactly as the seed made them.

It means we press using a traditional wooden ghaani — a slow-turning wooden pestle inside a mortar, exactly the way our grandparents' oil was made. Because the pestle turns slowly, almost no friction heat builds up. Slower press, cooler oil, richer aroma. It's beautifully inefficient, and that's precisely the point!

They're cousins, not twins. "Kachi Ghani" is the traditional Indian term for raw, unheated pressing. "Wood-pressed" specifies that the ghaani itself is wooden. "Cold-pressed" is the modern umbrella term for any pressing done without added heat. At KachiGhaani.com, we happily tick all three boxes — which is exactly where our name comes from.

Refined oil goes on a long industrial journey: solvent extraction, high heat, bleaching, deodorising and degumming. What comes out the other end is colourless, odourless and stripped of much of its natural character. Cold-pressed oil skips every one of those steps. One press, straight into the bottle, unfiltered. That's the whole story — and we're very proud of how short it is.

No, and this is worth knowing! Expeller pressing uses a high-speed screw press that generates real friction heat — often 80°C to 120°C. Cold pressing keeps temperatures low throughout. Many oils marketed as "cold-pressed" in India are actually expeller-pressed. Ours genuinely are not, and our process is open for you to see.

It means the seed is pressed once, and only once. Some mills press the same batch two or three times to squeeze out every last drop, but each repeat press degrades quality. We stop at the first press, every single time. The remaining oil cake goes on to become nutritious cattle feed — nothing is wasted.

Our wooden ghaanis turn slowly enough that the oil stays well within cold-press temperature limits throughout the process — no external heat is ever applied. That gentle, unhurried pressing is exactly what keeps the natural aroma, colour and nutrients intact.

Quite a lot — which is a big part of the honest answer to "why does it cost more?" Roughly 2.5 kg of groundnuts, around 2.5–3 kg of sesame seeds, and about 1.5 kg of dried coconut go into a single litre. Nature is generous, but not that generous!

Because everything about it is slower and smaller. Lower yield per kilo of seed, single pressing, small-batch production, careful raw material selection and no cost-cutting chemistry. You're not paying for a commodity — you're paying for a life-making ingredient, and there's a real difference between the two.

Very close! "Virgin" means the oil comes from the first mechanical extraction with no chemical refining — which is exactly what cold-pressed oil is. The word "virgin" is simply used more often for coconut and olive oil, while "cold-pressed" is the term you'll see across the wider seed and nut family.

Let us be brutally honest with you, because that is how we prefer to do business.

We could match anyone's price tomorrow. We would simply have to give something up — and every single item on that list is something we are not willing to lose.

We refuse to compromise on quality. Buy a cheaper cold-pressed oil, stand it next to ours, and compare the aroma, the taste and the freshness. We are confident enough in that comparison to actively invite you to make it.

We refuse to compromise on service. Customer satisfaction is our obsession here, and it is the reason you will struggle to find an unhappy KachiGhaani customer anywhere.

And we refuse to compromise on delivery. The finest product deserves the finest courier. Within India we ship only by BlueDart and Amazon; internationally, only by DHL or FedEx. Premium couriers cost us considerably more than the budget ones — and the budget ones are precisely why other brands' parcels turn up late, leaking, or not at all.

You are not paying more for the same thing. You are paying for everything a lower price would have had to remove.

A fair question, and here is the itemised answer.

Yield. Pressing in a wooden ghaani extracts far less oil from the same seed than industrial extraction does — roughly 2.5 kg of groundnuts for a single litre — and we press once, never twice. Every repeat press would earn us more oil and cost you quality.

Our own facility. We press at our own plant in Changodar rather than buying from whoever quoted lowest this month. A great many 'brands' are simply a label on someone else's oil. Ours is not.

Small batches, short shelf life. Our oils keep for 4–6 months, not eighteen. That means no long warehousing, no bulk-buying advantage, and stock we would rather write off than sell to you stale. Freshness is expensive — it is supposed to be.

Certification and testing. FSSAI, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP, Halal and USFDA registration are audited, not declared, and lab reports cost real money to produce and publish. Sellers who skip all of that save every rupee of it.

Hand-picked seeds, steel tank storage, glass bottle options and premium couriers. None of it is cheap. All of it is why your oil arrives tasting like the seed it came from.

Sometimes. Very often not. And we would far rather you knew what to look for than simply took our word for it.

A great deal of oil sold as 'cold-pressed' in India is actually expeller-pressed, where a high-speed screw press generates 80–120°C of friction heat — more than enough to undo the entire point of it. Some is quietly blended with a cheaper oil. Some has sat in a warehouse for a year, which only refined oil can survive.

So please do not take our word for it. Buy a bottle of the cheapest cold-pressed oil you can find, and a bottle of ours. Smell them side by side. Taste them side by side. Cook with both. That comparison is the single most persuasive thing we own, which is exactly why we keep pointing customers towards it.

If you would rather test us before committing, start with our Trial Pack. That is precisely what it is there for.

Look at cost per meal rather than cost per litre, and the gap narrows faster than you would expect.

Cold-pressed oil is dramatically more flavourful than refined oil, and almost everyone who switches ends up using less of it. We usually suggest starting at about three-quarters of your usual quantity, and plenty of families settle lower still. A bottle lasts longer than the label alone suggests.

Then weigh what else is in that price: oil that is genuinely fresh rather than a year old, from a facility whose certifications you can check, with lab reports you can read before you order, delivered by a courier that actually turns up.

And here is the part that matters most. This is the one ingredient that goes into almost everything your family eats, every single day. Of all the places in your kitchen to economise, we would gently suggest this is the very worst one.

Because the finest product deserves the finest courier — and because we have seen exactly what happens otherwise.

Within India we ship exclusively by BlueDart and Amazon. Internationally, by DHL or FedEx depending on your location. These are premium services and they cost us significantly more than the budget couriers most sellers quietly use.

That difference buys you something very real: parcels that arrive on time, handled properly, and intact. Cheap couriers are the single biggest cause of late deliveries, damaged bottles and leaking oil in this industry. We would far rather absorb the cost ourselves than hand you that experience.

And if something does go wrong in transit, we replace it. That promise is only affordable because we chose good couriers in the first place.

Here is the whole case, in one place:

100% truly cold pressed, preserving all the natural nutrients.
Made from hand-picked seeds, ensuring the finest raw materials.
Stored in steel tanks, maintaining hygiene and freshness.
Adulteration-free, guaranteed authenticity — one seed, one oil, nothing else.
100% transparent extraction, so you know exactly what you are getting.
Delivered fresh, typically within a week in India.
Impacting farmers, supporting sustainable livelihoods.
And most importantly, made with love and care :)

We believe in brutal honesty. It is why we tell you plainly that our prices are higher instead of pretending otherwise, why we publish our lab reports instead of burying them, and why we would genuinely rather you compared us against someone cheaper than simply took our word for anything.

And that is why you can blindly choose KachiGhaani.com over other cold-pressed oil brands. We never disappoint. We always deliver what we promise. Either love your items, or we will make it right for you.

Three ways, and we invite you to use all of them! First, our third-party lab test reports are published openly — you can read them before you buy, which very few oil brands are willing to do. Second, we're FSSAI licensed (10724999001232) and certified under ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP and Halal, with USFDA registration for exports. Third — and our favourite — open the bottle and smell it. Real cold-pressed oil announces itself instantly.

Never. Not once, not a drop. Every bottle contains one single oil from one single seed. Blending is one of the most common shortcuts in this industry, and refusing to take it is a founding principle of the brand.

Yes — and we're genuinely enthusiastic about it. Our oils go through laboratory testing, and the detailed reports are available for you to view directly on our product pages. Purity you can read, not just purity we claim.

Right on the product page of every oil you're considering — look for the lab test report link. If you'd like a report for a specific batch, just write to care@kachighaani.com and our team will be delighted to send it across.

We're FSSAI licensed (10724999001232) and certified under ISO 9001:2015 for quality management, ISO 22000:2018 for food safety management, GMP and Halal — plus USFDA registration for our export operations. Few cold-pressed oil brands in India carry this full stack, and we maintain it with real pride.

It means our facility is registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration, which is a prerequisite for supplying food products into the US market. Practically, it means our facility, records and processes are held to standards that international regulators recognise.

They are the two international standards behind how we run the facility. ISO 9001:2015 is the global benchmark for quality management — it means our processes are documented, audited and repeatable, rather than dependent on who happens to be on shift that day. ISO 22000:2018 is the international food safety management standard, covering hazard analysis and controls at every stage from incoming seed to sealed bottle. Both are audited by external certification bodies, not self-declared.

GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practice — the standards covering hygiene, equipment, staff training, record-keeping and traceability inside a food facility. In practice it is what ensures that if you ever asked us about one specific bottle, we could trace it back through the process. It sits alongside our ISO 22000 food safety certification rather than replacing it.

FSSAI is the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the national food regulator — our licence number is 10724999001232 and it appears on every pack. If you are shopping from outside India, think of it as our home-market food licence, equivalent in role to the FDA in the United States or the FSA in the United Kingdom. It is the baseline; our ISO 22000, GMP, Halal and USFDA registrations are what carry weight internationally.

Yes, absolutely! KachiGhaani.com holds Halal certification alongside FSSAI, ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and GMP. This matters greatly to our customers across the UAE and wider Middle East, and it's a certification we're very happy to hold and display.

None whatsoever. No preservatives, no TBHQ, no synthetic antioxidants, no anti-foaming agents, no artificial colour, no added aroma. The bottle contains oil. Only oil. Nothing else has ever been invited in.

Our sourcing focuses on carefully selected, hand-picked seeds from trusted growing regions, and several of our raw materials are organically grown. Organic certification status varies by product and season, so please check the individual product page — we'd rather be precise with you than sweeping.

You certainly can, and we encourage it! Smell it — real cold-pressed oil smells strongly of its seed. Look at it — it should carry a natural, honest colour, not water-clear pallor. Let it stand — a little natural settling at the bottom is a very good sign. And taste a drop. Refined oil tastes of nothing at all; ours tastes of exactly what it came from.

Cold-pressed oil is significantly less processed, and that's the honest core of the answer. It retains natural vitamin E, antioxidants and the fatty acid profile of the original seed, and it never goes through the high-heat chemical treatment that refined oils undergo. As with any oil, quantity and variety still matter — but you're starting from a far better ingredient.

Our oils are produced without hydrogenation and without high-heat refining — the two processes most associated with industrially formed trans fats. This is one of the strongest everyday arguments for switching to truly cold-pressed oil.

Different oils bring different strengths — mustard and flaxseed are known for their omega-3 content, while groundnut and sesame are valued for monounsaturated fats and natural vitamin E. Our warmest suggestion is to rotate between two or three oils rather than depending on just one. For personalised medical guidance, please do speak with your doctor or nutritionist.

No oil is a weight-loss product, and we'd never claim otherwise. What our customers tell us again and again is that cold-pressed oil is so flavourful that they naturally use less of it — and that meals feel lighter afterwards. Less oil, more flavour is a rather lovely combination.

This debate has been everywhere lately, and here's our honest take: most of the concern is aimed at industrially refined, solvent-extracted, high-heat-processed oils — not at seeds themselves. A seed gently pressed in a wooden ghaani and bottled the same week is a completely different product from a refined oil that has been through a chemical plant. The processing is the villain, not the seed.

Flaxseed oil, by a comfortable margin — it's one of the finest plant sources of ALA omega-3 available. Our black and yellow mustard oils also contribute meaningfully. A small daily drizzle of flaxseed oil over cooked food is one of the simplest upgrades you can make.

Rotate, wholeheartedly! Every oil has a different fatty acid profile, and traditional Indian kitchens have always varied oils by season, region and dish. Groundnut for everyday cooking, sesame for warmth in winter, mustard for pungency and pickles, coconut for South Indian dishes, flaxseed raw for drizzling. Variety is the whole joy of it.

Most dietary guidance suggests roughly 3–4 teaspoons of visible fat per person per day for an average adult. Here's the happy part — cold-pressed oil is so flavourful that most families find they naturally drift downwards from whatever they used before.

Our oils are pure, single-ingredient, chemical-free foods, and families across India cook with them daily. That said, for pregnancy, infants and any specific medical condition, we'd always encourage you to check with your doctor or paediatrician first — we care about your family too much to say anything else.

Please read the label carefully and choose accordingly. Our groundnut oil contains peanuts, our sesame oils contain sesame, and our almond and walnut oils contain tree nuts — all recognised major allergens. Our facility handles nuts, seeds and sesame. If you have a diagnosed allergy, please consult your doctor before use.

Yes — with the right oil for the job! Groundnut and mustard oils are our stars for frying, handling high heat beautifully while keeping food crisp and light. Flaxseed, walnut and kalonji oils are the opposite: keep those away from the flame and enjoy them raw. Match the oil to the heat and you'll get the best of both worlds.

As a practical kitchen guide: mustard oil is our high-heat champion at around 250°C, one of the better Indian oils for deep frying, tempering and high-heat cooking. Groundnut, sesame and coconut oils sit comfortably across everyday Indian cooking and shallow frying. Safflower is in the medium range. Flaxseed, walnut, almond and kalonji oils are best enjoyed unheated, drizzled over food after cooking.

Once, gently, and no more. Let it cool fully, strain it through a fine cloth, and store it in a dark, airtight container away from the stove. Use it up soon after — ideally for a tadka or for brushing on rotis and dosas rather than a second round of deep frying. Repeatedly reheating any oil is best avoided.

Because it's real! Cold-pressed oils retain tiny amounts of natural moisture and seed solids, and these can foam gently when they meet hot oil. Refined oils don't do this because everything capable of frothing has been stripped out of them. A little frothing settles quickly and is completely normal.

It will enhance it — and this is the part our customers fall in love with. Groundnut oil brings a warm nutty roundness, sesame adds earthy depth, mustard delivers that unmistakable pungent kick, and coconut lends a soft tropical sweetness. Refined oil adds nothing because there's nothing left in it to add. Give it two weeks and refined oil will taste blank to you.

Yes, and we'd love you to try! Start with about three-quarters of your usual quantity. The flavour is so much more concentrated that most families find this is plenty — and many settle even lower over time. Your bottle lasts longer and your food tastes better.

Here's our quick kitchen map: Gujarati and Maharashtrian cooking loves groundnut oil. South Indian dishes shine with sesame and coconut. North and East Indian cooking calls for mustard. Bengali fish curries are practically incomplete without black mustard oil. And any salad or cooked dish is lifted by a raw drizzle of flaxseed or walnut oil.

Absolutely, and it's wonderful! Coconut oil is a natural fit for cakes, cookies and brownies. Groundnut oil works beautifully where you want a neutral-to-nutty background. Just remember that unrefined oils carry their own aroma into the bake — which, in our humble opinion, is a feature rather than a bug.

They're magnificent for it. Tadka is exactly where an unrefined oil proves its worth — the aroma blooms the instant the mustard seeds crackle. Mustard, sesame and groundnut oils are our top three for tempering, and your whole home will know when you've made one.

Yes to all of it! Our mustard and sesame oils are traditional pickling favourites, and the same food-grade purity that makes an oil safe to eat makes it lovely on skin and hair too. Coconut oil is perfect for oil pulling and hair care, sesame for classic Ayurvedic abhyanga massage, and almond oil for gentle skin nourishment. One bottle, many joys.

Groundnut oil, nine times out of ten! It's the friendliest introduction — versatile enough for almost everything you cook, with a warm nutty aroma that wins people over immediately. Once you're hooked, sesame and coconut are the natural next steps.

Our most-loved oil, and deservedly so. Pressed from carefully selected groundnuts in a wooden ghaani, it carries a rich golden colour and a genuinely nutty aroma. It handles everyday sabzis, tempering, shallow frying and deep frying with equal ease, and it's the backbone of Gujarati and Maharashtrian kitchens for very good reason.

Black sesame oil is deeper, earthier and more intensely aromatic — a favourite in traditional and Ayurvedic use. White sesame (gingelly or til) oil is lighter and more delicate, which makes it the everyday choice for South Indian cooking, tempering and pickling. Both are superb; it simply depends on how bold you like your flavour. Both are also delicate enough that we'd suggest refrigerating them once opened.

Because it's genuinely pure — and this is one of our favourite questions to answer! Coconut oil naturally solidifies below roughly 24°C, which is completely normal and actually a lovely purity indicator. Simply stand the bottle in warm water for a few minutes, or scoop it straight into a hot pan where it melts instantly. Please don't microwave it.

Black mustard oil is the bolder sibling: sharply pungent, deeply aromatic, and the traditional choice for Bengali, Bihari and North Indian cooking, pickles and massage. Yellow mustard oil is milder and gentler, ideal if you love mustard's benefits but prefer the pungency dialled down. Many of our customers keep both!

That famous kick comes from natural compounds released when mustard seeds are pressed, and it's there because the oil hasn't been deodorised — that bite is the mark of an intact oil. And yes, it mellows beautifully the moment it hits a hot pan. Heat the oil until it just shimmers, then carry on with your cooking, and the sharpness softens into gorgeous depth.

Safflower oil is the quiet achiever of our range — light in colour, mild in flavour and wonderfully unobtrusive. It's a lovely choice when you want the food to be the star rather than the oil, and it's a long-standing favourite across Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Ours is Truly Cold Pressed and food-grade, so it's beautiful for both! A raw drizzle over salads, smoothies or cooked dishes gives you its full delicate nuttiness, and it's equally lovely as a skin and hair oil. Do keep it away from high heat — this one is a finisher, not a frying oil — and refrigerating it once opened keeps it at its very freshest.

It's a genuine gourmet treat — delicate, buttery-nutty and rich in natural omega-3. Use it raw over salads, roasted vegetables, pasta or soups, and never for frying. A single teaspoon transforms a simple dish into something that tastes like it took real effort.

Please don't! Flaxseed oil has a very low heat tolerance and is meant to be enjoyed completely raw. Drizzle it over cooked dal, salads, khichdi or curd, or stir it into a smoothie. Do keep it refrigerated once opened — it's the most delicate oil we make, and the most rewarding when treated right.

Kalonji oil is one of the most treasured oils in traditional wellness, valued across Ayurvedic and Unani traditions for centuries. It's intensely aromatic and slightly bitter, so it's used in very small quantities — typically a few drops taken raw, mixed with honey, or applied to skin and hair. Not a cooking oil, but a remarkable one.

Yes, we offer truly cold-pressed castor oil. It's traditionally used for hair and skin care and for specific therapeutic purposes. Please use it only as directed on the label and consult a qualified practitioner before any internal use — this one deserves respect rather than enthusiasm.

Sesame oil is the traditional answer — the Ayurvedic practices of gandusha and kavala are described with til taila, and of the sesame varieties the classical texts hold krishna tila, black sesame, highest. Our Truly Cold Pressed Black Sesame Oil is exactly that, unrefined and unfiltered. Coconut oil is a popular modern alternative and is gentler in the mouth if you find sesame too strong. In practice: about a teaspoon on an empty stomach, swished gently for five to fifteen minutes, then spat into a bin rather than the basin and rinsed away with warm water.

It's made from the milk of indigenous Gir cows, which naturally yields A2 protein, and prepared with traditional care to preserve its golden colour, granular texture and that unmistakable homemade aroma. It's shelf-stable, doesn't need refrigeration, and pairs perfectly with our oils in a well-stocked kitchen.

Not at all! Store it in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, and always use a clean, completely dry spoon. Moisture is the only real enemy here. Granulation over time is perfectly normal and is often a sign of traditional preparation.

Dhaga mishri is crystallised unrefined sugar formed naturally on cotton threads — the traditional Indian sweetener you'll remember from temples and grandmothers' kitchens. It's used in prasad, in traditional remedies for throat comfort, and as a gentler, less processed alternative to white sugar.

Ours is made from sugarcane grown without synthetic chemicals and processed without bleaching agents or chemical clarifiers. The result is a darker colour and a deeper, more mineral-rich flavour than the pale, uniform jaggery you'll find in most shops — because we haven't taken anything out of it.

Raw sugar keeps the natural molasses that white sugar has had stripped away through bleaching and refining. It's golden rather than snow-white, tastes warmer and more caramel-like, and behaves as a straight one-to-one swap in tea, coffee and baking.

Rock salt is mined and minimally processed, retaining trace minerals that heavily refined table salt loses. It's also the traditional choice for fasting days and vrat cooking across India. A simple, everyday switch that's easy to make and easy to love.

Four to six months from the date of manufacture for our oils, with the exact date printed on every bottle. That's deliberately short: we use no preservatives of any kind, so we press in small batches and ship fresh rather than warehousing stock for a year. Our A2 ghee is shelf-stable and keeps considerably longer. Buy the size you'll finish comfortably — freshness is the entire point.

Dark, cool and closed — the three golden rules. Keep the bottle away from direct sunlight and away from the heat of the stove, and close the cap firmly after every use. A cool, dark cabinet is perfect. And if you have the fridge space, refrigerating preserves freshness even better — not necessary, but it certainly helps. Please don't leave the bottle on a sunny windowsill, however pretty it looks there!

It isn't necessary — but it does preserve freshness, so if you have the space, do go ahead! We'd particularly recommend it for our almond, flaxseed, white sesame and black sesame oils, which are the most delicate of the range. A cool, dark cabinet is perfectly fine for the rest. Refrigerated oils will thicken or cloud, which is completely harmless — a few minutes at room temperature brings them straight back.

That's a good sign, not a fault — and we're always pleased when customers notice it! Our oils are completely unfiltered, so fine particles of the seed naturally settle over time. Refined oils look perfectly clear precisely because that goodness has been stripped out. It's entirely safe to consume and doesn't affect quality — just give the bottle a gentle swirl before use.

Not in the slightest! Unrefined oils naturally thicken or cloud as temperatures fall — mustard and groundnut oils in particular do this in North Indian winters. Warm the bottle gently in a bowl of warm water and it returns to normal completely. Refined oils don't behave this way because they've been winterised. Yours hasn't, and that's a compliment.

Because nature doesn't do uniformity! Seed variety, harvest season, growing region and rainfall all subtly influence the shade of an unrefined oil. Perfectly identical colour bottle after bottle is a hallmark of chemical bleaching — natural variation is a hallmark of the real thing.

Trust your nose. Rancid oil smells sharply sour, stale or paint-like — quite different from its normal seed aroma — and tastes distinctly bitter. If you're ever unsure, please don't second-guess it: write to us at care@kachighaani.com with your batch details and we'll help you straight away.

Both! Our oils come in food-grade plastic and in glass, in sizes from 200ml up to 10-litre cans depending on the oil — check the product page for what's available. Glass is our recommendation for long storage and for anyone who prefers to keep plastic out of the pantry entirely.

Of course — just make sure it's completely clean, bone-dry and airtight. Glass, steel or ceramic are all excellent choices. Please avoid reusing old plastic containers that once held something else, and never pour fresh oil into a container holding older oil.

Delightfully fresh. We press in small batches rather than warehousing large volumes, your order is processed and dispatched within 1–2 business days, and every bottle carries its manufacturing date. With a 4–6 month shelf life and no preservatives, freshness isn't a marketing line for us — it's a production constraint we've deliberately chosen.

Simply browse KachiGhaani.com, choose your oils and sizes, add them to your cart and check out — it takes about two minutes. If you'd prefer a human touch, call or WhatsApp us on +91 89991 20020 and our team will happily place the order for you.

Everywhere! We deliver fresh oils to every serviceable pincode across India — metros, small towns and everything in between. If your pincode ever gives you trouble at checkout, just message us and we'll sort it out.

Your order is processed and dispatched within 1–2 business days. Within India, express delivery then takes 3–7 business days depending on your pincode. International orders typically arrive within 8–14 days, though customs clearance in your country can add to that. You'll receive a tracking link by email the moment your parcel leaves us.

Yes — shipping is free on all orders above ₹999 within India. Below that, and for international orders, the exact shipping cost along with any applicable duties and taxes is calculated transparently at checkout, so there are no surprises later.

You'll receive a tracking link by email and SMS as soon as your parcel is dispatched. You can also use the Track Your Order page on our website, or simply WhatsApp us your order number on +91 89991 20020 and we'll check it for you personally.

Yes, as long as it hasn't shipped yet — just email care@kachighaani.com or WhatsApp +91 89991 20020 as soon as you can with your order number. Once a parcel is handed to the courier it's genuinely out of our hands and can't be recalled. Refunds on cancelled orders are processed within 5–7 business days, or 10–20 days for international orders.

All the usual conveniences — UPI, net banking, e-wallets, and Visa, MasterCard and Maestro cards, all through Razorpay's secure gateway. Cash on Delivery is available within India too. Every payment runs encrypted, and we never store your card details.

Yes! Cash on Delivery is available for orders within India up to ₹50,000. COD is strictly cash-only in Indian Rupees — gift cards and store credit can't be used against it, and a small handling charge may apply. If you'd rather pay online, UPI, net banking, e-wallets and cards are all available through Razorpay.

Yes, certainly. Every price on our site already includes GST, and a proper GST invoice is issued with every order. If you need your GSTIN printed on the invoice, enter it at checkout — or write to care@kachighaani.com with your order number and we'll arrange it.

None at all. Every price on the site is final and already includes GST — what you see on the product page is exactly what you pay. The only thing that may be added is delivery, and only if your order falls below the free-shipping threshold. International orders show any applicable duties and taxes transparently at checkout too.

All orders on KachiGhaani.com are charged in Indian Rupees (₹), wherever in the world you are shopping from. If you have used the currency switcher to browse in your own currency, treat that figure as a helpful guide rather than the final number — the checkout total, and the amount we actually charge, is always the ₹ price. Your bank then converts at their own prevailing rate and may add a foreign transaction fee, so your statement can differ slightly from the checkout total. Nothing further is ever added by us.

Our own production facility is in Changodar, Ahmedabad, and our primary channel is KachiGhaani.com so we can ship you the freshest possible batch directly. If you'd like to know about stockists near you, message us your city or pincode and we'll point you in the right direction.

Yes! You'll find us on Amazon India, Amazon US, Amazon UAE, Noon and Walmart, so you can buy locally wherever you are. That said, ordering directly from KachiGhaani.com gets you the freshest batch, the full range including sizes that aren't listed elsewhere, and our own team looking after you.

Repeat orders are wonderfully easy — your details are saved in your account, so reordering is a couple of clicks. For regular monthly requirements, do talk to our team on WhatsApp and we'll set up a schedule that suits your household.

We'll make it right immediately. Send us a photo on WhatsApp or email care@kachighaani.com within 24 hours of delivery with the subject 'Damaged Package', and a replacement goes out the very next day — usually with you within 5 days. Prefer a refund instead? We'll process that the same way. One request: please don't accept a parcel whose outer packaging is visibly damaged.

Just send us a photo of what arrived on WhatsApp or email along with your order number, and we'll dispatch the correct item right away — it'll be with you within about 5 working days. If you'd prefer a refund instead, that's processed the same way.

Because these are consumable food products, we're unable to accept returns on opened bottles for food safety reasons — we hope you understand. But please do tell us what didn't work for you. Our team is genuinely good at recommending a different oil that fits your cooking better, and we'd love the chance to get it right.

Once approved, refunds go back to your original payment method promptly. Within India the amount typically reflects in your account within 5–7 business days, depending on your bank or card issuer. International refunds take longer — usually 10–20 days — because they route through the payment network and your issuing bank before reaching you.

We'll take full responsibility for chasing it. The moment the courier tracking confirms a loss or return-to-origin, we dispatch a replacement parcel within a day. You won't need to argue with anyone — that's our job, not yours.

To help us resolve things at top speed, please share your order number, the courier or AWB number if you have it, a clear photo of the product, a photo of the outer box, and a short note on what went wrong. With those five things, we can usually sort it out the same day.

We do, enthusiastically! KachiGhaani.com delivers to over 125 countries, with express delivery typically taking 8–14 days — though customs clearance in your country can add to that. You can order directly here, or reach us on WhatsApp and we'll set it up for you. We're also stocked on Amazon US, Amazon UAE, Noon and Walmart if you'd prefer to buy locally.

Yes — KachiGhaani.com operates a registered entity in Dubai, based at Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis. Combined with our Halal certification alongside FSSAI, ISO 22000 and USFDA registration, this makes us a natural fit for customers and partners across the Emirates.

Yes. We operate through our US entity, Trinity Organics USA LLC, our facility holds USFDA registration for supply into the American market, and you'll find us on Amazon US and Walmart. Do get in touch if you're a US retailer, distributor or ingredient buyer — we'd be delighted to talk.

Import duties and taxes are set by your own country's customs authority and are calculated transparently at checkout wherever possible. Any charges levied on arrival are payable by the recipient. Do bear in mind that customs clearance can also add a few days to delivery — we'll always be upfront with you rather than leave you guessing.

Food and agricultural products are regulated differently in every country, and a small number restrict certain items outright. We ship to over 125 countries without difficulty, but the final decision always rests with your local customs authority, and clearance can add a few days to delivery. If you are unsure about the rules where you live, message us on WhatsApp before ordering — we would far rather check with you first than have a parcel held. Where paperwork helps clearance, we will provide it.

Yes, comfortably. We press in small batches and dispatch within 1–2 business days, so your bottle is usually only days old when it leaves us. Against a 4–6 month shelf life, a fortnight in transit uses only a small part of that window — and every bottle carries its manufacturing date, so you can see exactly how fresh yours is. Sealed, unopened oil travels well; just give it the usual dark, cool cupboard when it arrives.

Our facility is built around internationally recognised standards — ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP and Halal, with USFDA registration for supply into the United States — and we export to more than 125 countries. That said, import rules genuinely do vary, and a product permitted in one market can be classified differently in another. For regulated or commercial shipments we routinely supply certificates of analysis, certificates of origin, Halal certificates and allergen data sheets. Tell us your destination market and we will send exactly what your authorities ask for.

Absolutely, and it's a growing part of what we do! We supply bulk cold-pressed oils to businesses in a range of pack sizes and formats. Please write to us through the Business Enquiry page or at care@kachighaani.com with your requirement and we'll respond quickly with commercials.

We do. With USFDA, FSSAI, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP and Halal certifications in place, our facility is well set up to manufacture cold-pressed oils under your own brand. Do reach out with your volumes, pack format and target market and our team will walk you through it.

We'd love to hear from you! Send your details through the Business Enquiry page, including your city or region, the channels you serve and your current portfolio. Our team reviews every enquiry personally and will come back to you with territory and terms.

Yes, and it's one of our favourite conversations to have — a kitchen that switches to truly cold-pressed oil transforms the character of its food. We offer HoReCa-appropriate pack sizes and pricing. Contact us with your monthly volume and we'll build a proposal.

Certainly. We routinely provide certificates of analysis, certificates of origin, phytosanitary documentation where applicable, Halal certificates, FSSAI and ISO certificates, and nutritional and allergen data sheets. Tell us the destination market and we'll prepare exactly what your customs and regulatory requirements call for.

With great pleasure! Cold-pressed oil hampers make a genuinely thoughtful Diwali, wedding or corporate gift — useful, premium and memorable. We can arrange curated combinations and custom presentation. Do get in touch early during festival season, as those weeks fill up fast.

We began in 2018 with a straightforward frustration: it had become genuinely difficult to buy honest oil in India. So we went back to the wooden ghaani, added modern hygiene and testing discipline, and refused every shortcut in between. We're now a pioneer company in the cold-pressed oil segment, serving families across India and more than 125 countries.

Our facility is at 62, Tulsi Estate, Rajkot–Ahmedabad Highway, Changodar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. We also maintain a registered presence in Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE, and a US entity for our American operations.

"Kachi Ghani" is the traditional Indian term for oil pressed raw and cold, without any heating — the exact method our grandparents relied on. We built an entire modern brand around that single old idea, so it seemed only right to name ourselves after it.

It's our conviction in one line. Oil is in almost everything your family eats, every single day. Treated as a commodity, it's bought on price alone. Treated as a life-making ingredient, it becomes one of the highest-leverage choices in your kitchen. We'd like you to see it the second way.

Yes — our raw materials are sourced from trusted growing regions with direct relationships wherever possible, because quality begins in the soil rather than in the press. Better seeds make better oil, and fairer sourcing makes a better business. Both things are true at once.

We'd genuinely love to hear from you! Call or WhatsApp +91 89991 20020, or email care@kachighaani.com. For wholesale, private label, distribution or export enquiries, please use the Business Enquiry or Export Enquiries page on our website. Real people, quick replies, no chatbots.

Very likely, yes. The surest way to check is to add what you want to your cart and enter your delivery address at checkout — if a shipping rate appears, we deliver to you. We ship across the Gulf and South Asia, East and South-East Asia, the UK and Europe, the USA and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and a wide Rest of World group covering Africa, Latin America, Turkey, Israel and the Pacific. If no rate appears for your address, write to care@kachighaani.com and we will tell you honestly whether we can arrange it.

Gulf and South Asia: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kuwait, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, UAE. East and South-East Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam. UK and Europe: the UK, Ireland and most of the EU and EFTA, plus Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. USA and Canada. Australia and New Zealand. Rest of World: Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Iceland, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Reunion, Seychelles, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

If checkout shows no shipping option, either your country is not in our delivery zones yet or your cart is heavier than our largest weight slab. Email care@kachighaani.com with your city, country and what you would like, and we will quote you by hand if the route is workable.

It depends on your zone and the weight of the parcel. The exact figure appears at checkout the moment you enter your address, and that figure is final — there is nothing further to pay. The full zone-by-weight table is set out on our International Shipping page. As a guide, a parcel up to 1 kg starts at Rs 3,850 to the Gulf and South Asia, Rs 4,400 to the USA and Canada, Rs 4,450 to East Asia and to Australia and New Zealand, Rs 4,800 to the UK and Europe, and Rs 5,100 to the rest of the world.

Per order. Everything you order travels together as one parcel wherever possible, and the charge is set by the total weight of that parcel — so adding a second bottle costs far less in freight than placing a second order.

No. Free shipping never applies to international orders. Shipping charges always apply in addition to the product price, whatever the size of the order. Our free-delivery offer applies only within India.

There is no minimum. You can order a single bottle if you wish — but do bear in mind that express air freight from India is charged per parcel, so a larger order is always far better value per litre than several small ones.

All prices are in Indian Rupees and your card or UPI is charged in Rupees. Your bank converts to your local currency at their rate on the day, and some banks add a small foreign-transaction fee. That fee belongs to your bank, not to us, and appears separately on your statement.

Up to 25 kg of packed weight to most destinations, and up to 20 kg to the USA and Canada. Beyond that, checkout will not quote a rate. For a larger consignment write to care@kachighaani.com — we move those as freight and quote properly.

No. Every international order is shipped DDP — Delivered Duty Paid. Import duty and destination taxes are already included in the total you pay at checkout, alongside the product price and shipping. The courier will not ask you for anything on delivery. You pay once, on our website, and the parcel comes to your door.

DDP stands for Delivered Duty Paid. It means we pay the import duty and taxes, so your parcel reaches you with nothing left to settle. Most Indian exporters ship the other way, where the courier collects duty from you before handing over the box. We chose DDP because being asked for an unexpected payment at your door is a miserable way to receive fresh oil.

Please contact us before paying. Your order was shipped Delivered Duty Paid, so a duty request means something has gone wrong in the paperwork at the courier's end rather than anything owed by you. Send us the request and your order number at care@kachighaani.com or on WhatsApp at +91 89991 20020 and we will take it up with the carrier straight away.

No, and it does not need to be. The shipping figure you see at checkout already covers duty and destination taxes. What you see is what you pay — there is no second bill later.

Counting from dispatch: about 3 to 6 days to the Gulf and South Asia, 4 to 8 days to East and South-East Asia and to the UK and Europe, 5 to 9 days to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and 6 to 12 days to the rest of the world. Customs clearance sits inside those windows in normal conditions, though an inspection can add a few days and no carrier can promise otherwise.

Within 1 to 3 business days. Export paperwork takes a little longer than a domestic order, and we would rather do it properly than have your parcel held at the border for a missing document. You get the DHL or FedEx tracking number the moment it leaves us.

Yes. As soon as your parcel leaves our press house we send you the DHL or FedEx tracking number, and you can follow it door to door on the carrier's own site.

Yes. Every international order travels on a doorstep-delivery service with DHL or FedEx Express — no depot trips and no post office queues. The courier will call or message before delivery, which is why a working phone number at checkout matters.

DHL Express or FedEx Express, depending on the route and what is fastest to your address. Both deliver to the door and both give you full tracking.

Not everywhere, and this is a legal restriction rather than a choice of ours. Ghee is a dairy product, and the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all prohibit dairy imports from India in consumer parcels. We cannot send ghee to those countries — a parcel would be seized and destroyed at the border, which helps nobody. Ghee travels perfectly well to the Gulf, South Asia, Singapore and most other destinations. Our oils, jaggery, dhaga mishri and stone-ground spices are not affected and ship worldwide.

Those countries apply animal-health rules to products of animal origin, and India is not on their approved list for dairy. It has nothing to do with the quality of our ghee, which is made from Gir cow milk under FSSAI licence in a USFDA-registered facility — it is simply a border rule we cannot work around. We would rather tell you plainly than take your money and have the parcel destroyed.

Cold-pressed oils, jaggery, dhaga mishri and stone-ground spices move freely into every destination we serve. Ghee is the single exception, as above. If a restriction ever applies to something in your cart, we will contact you before we ship.

We pack for the journey, because we have to. Every bottle is double-sealed, then packed into a carton with foam sheets cushioning it on all sides. The packing is built to be leak-proof, and it is the same standard on every international parcel whatever the size of the order. If anything does arrive damaged or leaking despite that, see the damage answer below — but please do film your unboxing, as that is what lets us put it right.

Yes. Our oils carry a four to six month shelf life from the pressing date printed on every bottle, so a week in transit uses only a small part of it. The oil travels in sealed, filled bottles with no air gap, which is what actually protects it. Keep it in a dark cupboard when it arrives, and use the fridge for flaxseed and almond oil.

Nothing at all — that is coconut oil behaving as it should. It sets below about 24 degrees and turns liquid again in your palm or a bowl of warm water. Solidifying is a sign nothing was processed out of it, which is rather the point.

That is a good sign. Our oils are unfiltered, so a little of the seed settles. Nothing has spoiled and nothing needs removing — give the bottle a gentle turn before you pour.

Yes. Every international parcel travels with a commercial invoice and the export paperwork the destination requires, prepared by us. You do not need to arrange anything.

Every batch is made under FSSAI licence 10724999001232 in a facility that is ISO 9001, ISO 22000, GMP, HACCP and Halal certified and USFDA registered, and every batch is lab tested with the report published. FSSAI is the Indian food authority, so it satisfies Indian law rather than yours — but the same certifications and the same lab report are what inspectors abroad ask to see, and they travel with the parcel.

We are not able to cancel or refund international orders. Once an international order is placed it is processed for export straight away, and the freight is committed. Please do check your order carefully before paying — and if something is genuinely wrong, write to us at care@kachighaani.com and we will help however we can.

We do not accept returns on international orders and we do not issue refunds on them. Return freight from most countries would cost more than the order itself, which is why almost no Indian exporter offers it. What we do stand behind is the condition your order arrives in — see the next answer.

Tell us straight away and we will make it right. If a product is delivered damaged or leaked in transit, we may send you a new one free of charge — but we do need proof, so please film an unboxing video and take clear photographs of the damaged or leaked items before you unpack any further. Send them to care@kachighaani.com or on WhatsApp at +91 89991 20020 with your order number. We are not able to consider a claim without the video and photographs, so please start recording before you open the box.

Because it is the only way we can tell the difference between a parcel that was damaged in transit and one that was not, and it is what the courier requires from us when we make a claim on your behalf. Filming the box before you open it takes twenty seconds and it protects you completely. Without it we are not able to entertain a damage or leakage claim.

Customs occasionally opens a food parcel to inspect it. It is routine and usually adds two to four days rather than weeks. The carrier will tell you if anything is needed from your side, most often just an ID or a tax number. Send us the tracking note and we will deal with the carrier alongside you.

There is an important difference between a parcel that is lost and a parcel that is delayed, so let us take them separately. If your parcel is genuinely lost in transit, we will send you a fresh one free of charge. You will not be left out of pocket. A parcel sitting in customs, however, is not lost. Customs clearance, quarantine and other government checks take as long as they take, and neither the courier nor we can hurry them along. The same is true of delays caused by weather, strikes or natural calamities. In those cases the parcel is on its way and will reach you, and the only thing anyone can do is wait. We will track it alongside you and keep you posted, but we cannot shorten a clearance queue and we do not refund for a delay.

Once an order has been dispatched, the delivery address cannot be changed. Please do check your address carefully before you pay — the flat or apartment number, the postcode, and a phone number the courier can actually reach. If a parcel cannot be delivered because the address was wrong or incomplete, that is the customer's responsibility. We are not able to take responsibility for it, and no refund is given in that situation.

No. DHL and FedEx Express deliver against a physical street address and a contactable phone number, and cannot deliver to a PO Box. We also cannot ship to freight-forwarding addresses, because once a parcel leaves the forwarder we have no way of standing behind its condition.

No. Cash on delivery is available only inside India. International orders are prepaid at checkout.

All major cards are accepted, and we also accept PayPal. Everything runs through secure, regulated payment gateways — we never see or store your card details.

Yes. Payments run through Razorpay, one of India's largest regulated payment gateways, over an encrypted connection. We never see or store your card details.

Yes, gladly. Add what you would like the gift note to say in the order notes box when you place the order, and if it is easier, email us at care@kachighaani.com or message +91 89991 20020 afterwards with your order number. Tell us if you would like the invoice kept out of the parcel and we will take care of that too.

For anything beyond a household quantity, write to care@kachighaani.com with your country, the products and the volume. Bulk consignments move as freight rather than express parcels, which changes the economics entirely, and we will quote you properly.

We do talk to serious partners about private label. Tell us the market, the products, the volumes and the timeline at care@kachighaani.com and we will come back to you honestly about whether we are the right fit.