A home kitchenin Malappuram.
No factory line and no preservatives — every jar is cooked, sun-dried and packed by the women who make it, then sent out from Malappuram.
Shop our rangeOne kitchen, a handful of recipes, no shortcuts.
“Shreshtam® gives you better choices. The simpler the ingredients, the easier it is to choose what's best for you and your family.”
Shreshtam started where most Kerala pickles do — in a home kitchen in Malappuram, Kerala, with recipes that were never written down.
Nothing about that has been industrialised since. The same hands sort the mangoes, work the kadai and seal the pouches, in batches small enough that a single person can taste every one.
Which is why there is no vinegar and no preservative anywhere in the range — salt, oil, chilli and sunlight do the keeping, exactly as they always have.
Those recipes now leave that kitchen as pickles, spice powders and sun-dried kondattam, including fried pickles you will rarely find on a shop shelf.
Mission · Makers · Promise
Health and happiness.
Doing our part by offering best-of-nature foods and eco-friendly items you can afford. That's our mission.
Powered by women.
Shreshtam is powered by the hard work and dedication of women, whose craftsmanship infuses every jar and packet with love and care.
The Shreshtam® Guarantee.
We want you to be 100% satisfied with any Shreshtam® product you buy. If, for any reason, an item doesn't meet your expectations, we'll give you a full refund.
Join us on a flavourful journey
Whether you're savouring them with your favourite meal, adding a zing to snacks, or gifting them to loved ones, you're not just adding flavour to your meals — you're adding value to the lives of women.
Carefully selected ingredients
From ripe mangoes to fiery chillies, every component is carefully selected to guarantee a burst of flavour in every bite.
Prepared by hand, in small batches
Each batch is prepared manually in small quantities, following traditional recipes and time-tested methods.
Work that stays in the village
The jars are made by women in Malappuram — buying one puts value on their table as well as yours.
Sealed, boxed, posted
Packed the day it is made and sent anywhere in India, roughly seven days door to door, backed by the Shreshtam® Guarantee.
How a jar is made
Four steps, all of them by hand — from the sorting table to the parcel that leaves our kitchen.
Sorted by hand
Ripe mangoes, fiery chillies, lemons and payar — the payar grown chemical-free on our own farm — sorted piece by piece before anything is cut.
Fried in gingelly oil
Varuthamanga and Varuthanaranga are fried in gingelly oil, then blended with carefully selected spices. Kadumanga is made with neither vinegar nor oil.
Dried in the sun
Kondattam — pavakka, payar, curd chilli — is spiced and left in the Kerala sun until crisp, so it fries up in seconds at your stove.
Packed the same day
Filled, weighed and sealed by hand in small quantities, then shipped across India with an estimated seven days in transit.
What every product is built on
Rooted in Malappuram, Kerala
Every Shreshtam product is made by hand in Kerala's Malappuram district. Call or email us with any question about our products or your order.
Malappuram Dist, Kerala 679340
Experience the taste of tradition
with Shreshtam.
Explore our pickles, powders and kondattam — for your favourite meal, a zing for snacks, or a gift for loved ones.