Fisherman rowing a wooden canoe at sunrise on the Kerala backwaters
Salt & Fish · Since the shoreline

Sun-dried prawns,
cured by the coast.

One product. Landed at dawn, salted with sea salt, machine-dried for five hours, then finished under the open Kerala sun for a full day until every prawn snaps golden.

Machine-stabilizedSun-finishedNo preservativesHand sortedSealed same daySmall boat catch
Machine-stabilizedSun-finishedNo preservativesHand sortedSealed same daySmall boat catch
Marine Dry 100g pack of dried prawns
The product

Dried Prawns · 100g

Whole small prawns, shell-on, dried to a deep amber. They bloom instantly in hot oil and carry a clean, sweet brine — the backbone of a proper coastal curry, chutney or fried rice.

100g
Resealable pack
5h
Controlled machine drying
1 day
Open sun curing
0
Preservatives added
The process

Machine-dried, then sun-cured.

01

Landed at dawn

Small-boat catch from the backwater estuaries, brought in within hours of the net.

02

Salted & machine-dried

Sea salt only, then 5 hours in a controlled dryer to stabilize texture and lock in safety before the sun takes over.

03

Sun-cured for a full day

Laid out on raised racks under the open Kerala sun and turned by hand until the shell crisps golden.

04

Hand-sorted & sealed

Graded by size, winnowed clean, then sealed the same day to keep the ocean aroma intact.

From our yards

Straight from the drying yards.

No stock photos — these are our own prawns at Nayarambalam. Fresh off the boats in the morning, spread out under the sun the same day, and turned by hand until the shells turn golden.

Fresh prawns straight off the morning boats in a basket
Fresh off the morning boats
Prawns spread out to dry in the sun
Spread thin on the tarp
Prawns drying under the open sun
Under the open Kerala sun
Fresh prawns laid out on the drying sheet
Same-day, straight from the net
Prawns drying in the afternoon sun
Turned by hand through the day
Prawns drying on the racks at the yard
Until the shell crisps amber
A full yard of prawns laid out to sun-dry
The whole yard at midday
Sun-dried prawns ready for sorting
Ready for hand-sorting
Golden sun-dried prawns after a full day of curing
Golden, and ready to pack
In the kitchen

Ways to use it

Roasted dried prawn and coconut chammanthi podi in a bowl

Chemmeen chammanthi podi

Toast dry, pound with shallot, chilli and roasted coconut into a fiery podi.

Kerala-style dried prawn roast served in a clay pot on banana leaf

Prawn roast

Soak ten minutes, then roast down with curry leaf, shallot and red chilli.

Marine Dry 100g pack of dried prawns

Fried rice & broth

A handful lifts stock, congee or noodles with instant depth.

Marine Dry Onam greeting poster with dried prawns, floral pookalam and a snake boat
Festive

ഓണാശംസകൾ from Marine Dry

Unakka chemmeen — dry prawns — has always been part of the Kerala table. Our 100g festive packs are 100% natural, protein rich and free of preservatives, packed in a hygienic facility.

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