Description
Milk Shark — Paal Sura in Tamil — is a small shark with soft, boneless white flesh (just cartilage, no fine bones), a South Indian and Sri Lankan delicacy famous above all for sura puttu.
Loved across communities
A traditional favourite in Tamil and Sri Lankan Tamil homes, often chosen for children and elders because it has no bones. Paal Sura carries a lot of nostalgia — it’s the taste of a grandmother’s kitchen.
Popular dishes
The classic is sura puttu — shark meat cooked down and scrambled with coconut, onion and spices — alongside a sura fry and a peppery sura kuzhambu (curry).
Recipe ideas
Cook it in a mild fish sothi or a Goan curry. More in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We clean and cut it to order — curry cut, or prepped ready for puttu. Every order is prepared by hand, then vacuum-packed in an individually sealed bag and dispatched fresh on the day it leaves us, at £16.49 per kg.
Good to know
Is Milk Shark the same as Paal Sura?
Yes — Paal Sura in Tamil. It’s a small shark with soft, boneless white flesh, prized for sura puttu.
Does it have bones?
No fine bones at all — just cartilage — which is exactly why it’s such a safe, easy choice for children and elders.
What is sura puttu?
A beloved South Indian dish: the cooked shark meat is flaked and scrambled with coconut, onion and spices into a soft, savoury puttu.
What does it taste like?
Soft and mild with a clean flavour that soaks up coconut and spice beautifully.
How is it packed for delivery?
Cleaned and cut to order, vacuum-packed in a sealed bag and sent chilled, so it arrives fresh and clean with no leaks in the box.
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