A popular restaurant-style dish, featuring prawns stir-fried at high heat with a vibrant mix of bell peppers, onions, green chilies, and a savory, spicy, and tangy sauce. It's often served as a vibrant appetizer or main dish.

Key ingredients

Prawns, bell peppers (capsicum), onions, green chilies, garlic, ginger, chili flakes, soy sauce (or tamari), lime juice, cooking oil.

If you order it anyway

Absolutely critical: Request 'no sugar, no ketchup, no tomato paste, no cornstarch/thickener'. Ask for extra oil/ghee for cooking. Focus on fresh chilies and lime for flavor instead of processed sauces. Request extra bell peppers and onions for volume if desired.

If you order it anyway, say this (Sinhala)

ඉස්සෝ ඩෙවල් එකට සීනි, කෙචප්, තක්කාලි පේස්ට්, හෝ වෙනත් ඝනකාරක දාන්න එපා. තෙල්/ඝී වැඩියෙන් දාලා, අමු මිරිස් සහ දෙහි වලින් රස කරලා දෙන්න. බෙල් පෙපර් සහ ලූනුත් වැඩියෙන් දාන්න.

For the Issa Devilled, please make it without sugar, ketchup, tomato paste, or any thickener. Use extra oil/ghee, and fresh chilies and lime. Extra bell peppers and onions too, please.

Watch out for

Very high risk of added sugar (often significant amounts), ketchup, tomato paste, cornstarch or other starchy thickeners. Carrots or other high-carb vegetables are sometimes added in restaurant versions.

Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.