Umandawa Kurakkan Flour is a 200g bag of stone-milled whole-grain finger millet, grown and processed in Sri Lanka and certified 100% Organic. The sole ingredient is organic kurakkan powder — nothing else is added, and the pack carries a declaration of no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. It comes in a stand-up kraft pouch with a zip seal and a transparent front window, so the flour is visible and the bag reseals cleanly after each use.
Kurakkan is the Sinhala name for finger millet, one of the oldest cereal crops in Sri Lanka, cultivated for centuries in the dry and intermediate zones of the island, including the Kurunegala district where Umandawa's community land sits. The grain is naturally gluten-free, and because the seed coat bonds tightly to the endosperm during milling, the resulting flour retains the whole grain — bran and all. Among the cereals, finger millet stands out as a particularly rich source of calcium and dietary fibre, alongside carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids.
This flour carries two brand names on the same pack: Umandawa and Global Buddhist Village. Both refer to the monastery and community based in Madahapola village near Malsiripura town in the Kurunegala District. The community states that everything produced on its land is grown organically, without artificial fertiliser, and the range of goods sold under these names is sourced from within that landholding.
In Sri Lankan kitchens, kurakkan flour is most at home in a handful of classic preparations. Kurakkan roti — a thick flatbread made with coconut — is perhaps the most everyday use. Thalapa, a stiff dough ball boiled with water and salt and served alongside a spicy curry, is another staple. The flour also goes into pittu, helapa (a traditional sweet), and kurakkan kenda, the porridge that appears at many Sri Lankan breakfast tables. It works wherever a dense, wholesome flour is called for.
The 200g format suits households that cook with kurakkan regularly but want freshness in smaller quantities rather than a large open bag. Store the pouch sealed and away from direct light and moisture.
