Gucchi mushroom, known botanically as Morchella esculenta, spelled guchi and guchhi in regional transliterations, and called the morel mushroom across the rest of the world, is a honeycomb-textured conical mushroom that appears only in spring.
Ours is authentic wild Kashmiri Gucchi, hand-foraged across Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during a short spring window, bought from local foraging communities, then whole-dried. We grade it by cap size rather than by a vague quality label: Tiny Treasures (1 to 2 cm), Mighty Midsize (3 to 5 cm), and Giant Gourmets (6 to 9 cm). Larger caps carry the premium, the way morels have always been priced.
Current grade-by-grade pricing is on the product page, and the full gucchi mushroom price in India guide explains what sets it.
Traditionally the centrepiece of Kashmiri Gucchi pulao and royal Indian cuisine. Rehydrate in warm water, then add to biryani, pulao, gravies and cream sauces.