Direct from farms
We work with 38 farmer collectives in Kerala. No agents, no middlemen — fair prices to the people who grow your food.
Ente Keralam started in 2018 in a Smithdown Road flat, with one suitcase of pickle jars and a long list of homesick friends. Eight years later, we're the UK's only Kerala-specialist grocer — sourcing direct from Kochi, Alleppey and Wayanad, packing in Liverpool, delivering UK-wide next-day.
We work with 38 farmer collectives in Kerala. No agents, no middlemen — fair prices to the people who grow your food.
Containers land at Felixstowe every 3 weeks. Smaller shipments mean fresher stock — never a year-old bag.
Frozen items move bonded warehouse → our Liverpool cold store → your door, all under −18°C.
Every batch is independently screened for pesticides, aflatoxins and microbial contamination before it hits the shelf.
Achu and Rohan start importing pickle from Achu's family unit in Kottayam.
Pandemic spike — we packed 600 sambar boxes from a unit in Wavertree.
Added freezer capacity. Banana leaves, kappa, porotta on offer.
Cut out importers — partnered with 22 farmer collectives in Kerala.
Now serving Malayali families from Aberdeen to Brighton.
Tell us what your kitchen's missing. We read every email and add the most-requested items to the next shipment.