Description
King Prawns — Eral in Tamil, Chemmeen in Malayalam — are big, juicy and full of flavour: the prawns you bring out when you want the dish to impress.
Loved across communities
Loved in every South Asian kitchen — Tamil, Malayali, Sri Lankan, Bengali (chingri) and Punjabi alike. From a quick weekday fry to a wedding biryani, king prawns are the crowd-pleaser everyone reaches for first.
Popular dishes
Think eral thokku and prawn fry, a Kerala chemmeen coconut curry, prawn biryani, Chettinad prawn masala, or a Bengali chingri malai curry. They skewer and grill beautifully too.
Recipe ideas
Fold them into a mild coconut fish sothi or a Goan curry, and find more in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We can send them shell-on for maximum flavour, or peeled and deveined ready to cook. Every order is prepared by hand, then vacuum-packed in an individually sealed bag and dispatched fresh on the day it leaves us, at £7.99 per kg.
Good to know
Are King Prawns the same as Eral or Chemmeen?
Yes — Eral in Tamil, Chemmeen in Malayalam. These are the large, meaty prawns, a step up from everyday prawns.
Do you peel and devein them?
Yes — tell us at checkout and we’ll send them peeled and deveined, or shell-on if you prefer more flavour in the pan.
What can I cook with king prawns?
Everything from a fast prawn fry to a rich coconut curry, biryani or a grill — their size means they stay juicy however you cook them.
What do king prawns taste like?
Sweet, firm and succulent, with more bite than smaller prawns — which is why they hold up so well in curries and on skewers.
How are they packed for delivery?
Prepared to your order, vacuum-packed in a sealed bag and sent chilled, so they arrive fresh and clean with no leaks in the box.
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