Harischandra

Harischandra is one of the oldest food brands in Sri Lanka. C. A. Harischandra started the business in 1943 on a small plot in Matara, on the south coast, milling rice, kurakkan and chillies. Kurakkan flour followed in 1953, coffee and spices in 1958, soap in 1962, noodles in 1966, papadams in 1978 and the instant hopper, thosai and string hopper mixes in the 1990s. Harischandra Mills PLC was incorporated in 1953, listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1983, and still makes its range in Matara. Here it is, shipped worldwide from Sri Lanka.

Flours and instant mixes. White and red rice string hopper flour, hopper mixture, thosai mixture and thosai mixture with kurakkan, pittu and roti mixture, kurakkan flour, white rice flour and ulundu flour.

Noodles and papadams. Plain, special and kurakkan noodles, red rice and white rice noodles; papadam, masala papadam and papadam with rice flour.

Spices, coffee and the pantry. Roasted and unroasted curry powder, chilli powder, chilli pieces, turmeric, cinnamon powder, black peppercorns and pepper powder; Harischandra coffee, ground from Sri Lankan beans; coconut vinegar, soya sauce and gingelly rolls (thala karali), the sesame and jaggery sweet, in 150g and 300g packs.

Soaps. Toilet soaps Aththora, Jasmine, Namal and Senola, and the laundry soaps Sal bar and Blue.

The maker holds ISO 22000:2018 food safety, HACCP, ISO 9001:2015 and GMP certification, and permits to use the Sri Lanka Standards Institution mark on its coffee, kurakkan flour, rice and string hopper flours, thosai and hopper mixtures, noodles, rice noodles and soaps.