Well guys, I must say that this one was definitely an exciting experience for me. This was my first-time cooking and eating Sri Lankan Cuisine. It’s not so easy to get your hands-on Sri Lankan cuisine these days, unless you travel to Sri Lanka. However, it doesn’t end there! For the first time, I am posting a video, or a vlog for my recipes. Besides, I think this is the perfect time to see how it goes, and please do mind the small editing mistakes or little imperfections. Nevertheless, I consider myself really lucky actually, to have tried this Isso Baduma, and I can’t wait to tell you all about it in this blog and in my video! Hope you enjoy this one.
Brancott Estate
First, before I get to the cooking of the Isso Baduma, I think it’s worth mentioning the amazing wine that goes so nicely with it! This wine is a lovely Brancott Estate Savignon Blanc 2016. Doesn’t this lovely and chilled glass of wine look perfect? Just what I need for the summer with the Isso Baduma.
The Brancott Estate is in the lovely New Zealand. In fact, the wines from Brancott Estate wines are said to be the best white wines in all of New Zealand. Their freshness and bouquet are winning almost every competition out there!
Brancott Estate’s story starts way back in the 1980’s. Their first ever to plant Malborough Savignon Blanc and won Gold at the 1980 New Zealand Easter show. Later, in 1982, it came to the UK! Would you believe me if I told you, that even Queen Elizabeth II went to visit the Brancott Estate? With growing international recognition came a lot of success. Today, the Malborough Savignon Blanc continues to stun people with its awards and amazing wines! Also, the Brancott Estate is known as one of the best wine regions in the world! You can find out more about Brancott Estate here.
#BrancottFirsts
As Brancott Estate was the first winery in New Zealand to produce today’s most successful wine, they initiated a campaign called #BrancottFirsts. New experiences that involve emotion, from nerves and excitement before to adrenaline-fuelled joy. At last, you feel a sense of accomplishment. If you are trying something for the first time and have butterflies in your stomach, please do share with #BrancottFirsts and tell them all about your exiting adventure or task! I know I will! Cooking and eating Sri Lankan cuisine is definitely an exciting first in my life that needs to be shared! So, what are you doing now or in the near future for the first time?
Isso Baduma
Isso Baduma is a Sri Lankan prawn stir fry recipe, in a nutshell. It is also referred to as ‘devilled prawns or devilled shrimp’ due to the spice levels. However, this could also be a completely different dish, as there are many versions of the Isso Baduma. The beauty of this recipe is, that you can add any vegetable you like to the stir fry. Also, it is a quick and simple dish to make. It sounds much more complicated that it is! So, I hope you give it a go!
Sri Lankan Cuisine
Sri Lankan cuisine is very similar to Indonesian cuisine and also contains influences from Southern tips of India. However, the main influence in Sri Lankan cuisine is due to its history with trading spices. Sri Lanka, as a very popular spice producer with a significant trade port for many hundreds of years, you can imagine that spices its feature heavily in the country's food. Steamed rice and coconut are also two of the main ingredients that are at the heart of Sri Lanka cuisine.
Sample Sri Lankan dishes
Using the ingredients above, the most popular dishes are curries served with boiled or steamed rice. The curry is usually made from various types of meat (fish, beef, chicken, mutton) or vegetables (lentils). Sometimes, you’ll even find curries made out of fruit. This could be very interesting! Also, as a typical side, you can expect chutneys, pickle vegetables, pickled fruits, and coconut sambol. This is a very specific paste from ground coconut. They mix fresh chili peppers into the coconut sambol to make it spicier. I’m not sure if I could handle so much heat! Also, it is very common to serve Sri Lankan dishes with a side of dried Maldive fish. So many flavours and combinations! I think it’s absolutely fascinating and I am very keen to try more of Sri Lankan cuisine. You’ll find many of these on the streets of Sri Lanka.
Prawns
Prawns are the hero of this dish! As you can see, I’ve cleaned them properly and removed the heads. I like to leave the tails on, as it just looks more beautiful and delicious on the plate. If you’ve bought a whole lot of prawns and don’t know what to do with them, no worries. You can freeze them and use them for later. When you feel like you are ready to have prawns again, you can try making:
Vegetables
I really enjoy using bell-peppers. Especially, for the Isso Baduma recipe. The bell peppers have a certain sweetness, that goes perfectly with the fried prawns and red onions. For more colour, you can also add yellow bell peppers. Honestly, I think it would be great! Like I said, you can feel creative and manipulate this Isso Baduma totally to your liking. If you feel like adding baby sweetcorn, or any other vegetable for that matter, don’t you hesitate for a single second!
I hope you enjoyed this Isso Baduma, and I look forward to trying more Sri Lankan cuisine!
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Isso Baduma
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Isso Baduma is a Sri Lanka street food recipe that comprises devilled prawns. Using fresh vegetables and shrimp, this quick dinner is ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 10ml (2 tsp) vegetable oil
- 1 red onion, cut into quarters
- 1 green pepper, cut into squares
- 1 red pepper, cut into squares
- 400g (14oz) raw prawns, peeled and cleaned
- 30ml (2 tbsp) tomato sauce/ketchup
- 15ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
- 5ml (1 tsp) dried red chilli flakes
- 10ml (2 tsp) sesame oil
Instructions
- Put the oil in a large frying pan or wok over a very high heat and immediately add the onion.
- Stir-fry for 30 seconds then add the peppers and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Tip in the prawns and stir-fry for just over a minute, then add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for another minute.
- Serve immediately with naan or basmati rice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 204
- Sugar: 6.1 g
- Sodium: 799 mg
- Fat: 6.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.4 g
- Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 24.9 g
- Cholesterol: 211 mg
Keywords: isso dewal, devilled prawns, isso baduma, sri lankan recipes
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Natalie Crossan
I've never had any!
Laura Kevlin
We haven't tried much to be fair but we love Peri Peri Chicken 🙂
Tricia cowell
I have never tried it before, but I certainly will try
Meryl Thomas
Kakul mas curry
carole nott
This is new to me but would love to try it
Susan B
I have never tried it but am curious now.
Rachael Sexey
Kotti Roti yummy ?
cat
Isso Baduma
Rebecca Atkins
Cheese kottu
Alisa Moore
I love dhals but all Sri Lankan food really
nicky pearce
Dahl curry
Gemma Cook
Dahl curry is my fav. Yum! X
Victoria Felton
no tried but the Isso baduma is something I am going to cook !!
Miss Tracy Hanson
I have subscribed via email. 🙂
Kottu roti is the only dish I've tried at the moment because it's quite easy. Dying to try some different recipes though.
jacqui rushton
I love Dahl curry
Francesca Harrod
I have never tried it - but would love to give it a go - your pics look amazing!!
Jennifer
Unfortunately i have never tried Sri Lankan food, but Dhal curry sounds great 🙂
joanne casey
I've never tried it but would love to, the prawns look lush!
Adrian Bold
I haven’t actually tried any Sri Lankan food that I know of, but would give anything a go.
Lia Burns
I love a dhal curry, my neighbours are Sri Lankan and always cook me some!
paula cheadle
never tried any, but would love to
Claire Little
never tried any
Sarah Parker
sri lankan curry 🙂
Angela Macdonald
would love to try the Isso Baduma, never tried Sri Lankan food before but I love spicy food and seafood so am sure I would love this
Thomas Riley
Kukul mas curry
jennifer turnbull
I'm looking forward to trying this.
Carly Belsey
Kukul Mass Curry is amazing. Fabulous giveaway. Thank you
Jessica Hutton
I have never tried it but it sounds lovely xx
Samantha R
I'm lucky that I'm vegetarian and there's so much vegetarian Sri Lankan food. I love a good veggie curry.
Sheri Darby
I haven't actually tried any Sri Lankan food yet
Alison
I have never tried it before. love the look of your prawns
Sarah Fielding
Fish curry for sure! So yummy!
Anthea Holloway
I have never tried Sri Lankan food but it sounds good!
Ellen Stafford
I've never tried any but I would love to!
Angela Kelly
I have never tried Sri Lankan food. I'm not an adventurous cook and my provincial town doesn't have a Sri Lankan restaurant but your isso baduma looks delicious!
Katie
Never eaten it
ADEINNE TONNER
For me it has to be beetroot curry i love it tastes amazing!
Laura Chapman
I love Dhal curry, although have never been to Sri Lanka but was in Malaysia a few weeks ago where the food was also divine!
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greig spencer
Dahl Curry
Lisa Rhodes
Kottu roti , amazing!
Katy Malkin
Dhal curry. Filling comforting amd vegan too! Yum
Matt Hockings
Anything with prawns in it is my favourite, i'm not very fussy!
Keith Hunt
Vegetarian Kottu
Jo Hutchings
I've never tried Sri-Lankan food but it sounds intriguing!
James Travis
Kottu roti.
Hazel Scourfield
Dahl Curry!
Jane Adair
I don't recall ever trying any
hannah igoe
I don't think I have ever had sri lanken food? So I don't know what my favourite is!
Emily Hutchinson
I've never tried it so I don't have a favourite, but it sounds good!
Melanie stanbridge
Don't think I have ever tried, will have to look into it for us veggies?
Mel Turner
I have to be honest and say Ive never tried it before
Lindy Hine
I have tasted Lamprais which i s a sort of savoury rice dish and it was delicious!
Gemma Massey
I've never tried but I'd love to try Dahl curry and experiment
frances hopkins
I\ve never actually tried any 🙁
Stewart Biddle
Never cooked sri lanken nedore bit certainly looking forward to trying it now
Mari Sutherland
Really enjoyed beef coconut curry when I was there
Christine Caple
I don't think I've ever tried it before, but it looks very tasty.
Christina Palmer
I haven't tried any Sri Lankan food but would love to give it a go as I enjoy tasting new dishes
amy bondoc
havent actually tried any sri lankan foods yet
Victoria Hall
Dhal curry so delicious
Jeanette Leighton
I've tried.dhal curry it was gorgeous I love spicy foods they are my favourite
Hazel Rea
I love fish curry - I've never had a Sri Lankan one but I've looked at some recipes and reckon that would be my favourite.
Jane Willis
I've not tried much Sri Lankan food but I love string hoppers
Lisa Wilkinson
I've only ever tried a Dhal but it was so tasty
Emily Clark
I love Sri Lankan aubergine curry! So filling.
Richard Tyler
Dahl Curry Yum!
Susan Hoggett
I've not tried Sri Lankan food but I'd love to try a Sri Lankan curry
Jodie A Green
ive never tried any as far as im aware, but would love to!!!
Rai
I don't think 've had Sri Lankan before, but I love spicy food so I think I'll have to try it now. Thanks
laura ari
I have never tried Sri Lankan food, but I'd like to try shrimp dishes.
claire griffiths
i have never tried any before
Michaela Hannah
I love Dhal curry
Tammy Tudor
I cannot say i have ever tired Sri Lankan food but would love to give it a try i like the sound of it and always open to new flavours!
charlotte
i have never tried it before although would love to! i love trying new and different food
claire woods
I've not tried any.
Claire glace
Many thanks, mine is Gotukola Sambol
laura banks
i've never actually tried it before but it looks very nice
Kim Styles
I find it is a mixture of so many different tastes- I have tried only a few dishes though - I used to child mind for two little lads whose parents came from Sri Lanka and their mum brought me a few dishes to try - one I remember clearly was Parippu which is a dhal curry which was really tasty
jo liddement
Have never tried Sri Lankan food but it does look delicious
Margaret Clarkson
I've never tried it.
yvonne cooke
i have never tried any Sri Lankan food but i might have to steel your recipe for Isso Baduma it looks delicious.x great prize.x great blog.x
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Fay
I'm another one who doesn't think I've ever tried any before.
Debbie W
I don't think I've ever tried any.
Laura Jeffs
To be honest, I've never tried it before..but I'd happily try Sri Lankan dishes if they didn't have any meat/fish or dairy in them . We're a vegan family 😉
★★★★★
Jo Carroll
Puttu served with Kerala kadala curry
Jen Schofield
Not tried any before but really want to
Becky Duffy
I don't believe I've ever had the pleasure of trying it before but it looks delicious!
Caroline Hemple
Sri Lanka isn't somewhere I've got round to when cooking or eating out yet. I love exploring different cuisines but live in a house of suspicious/fussy eaters so sometimes I just go for it - indonesia, jamaica, morocco, gambia - and if you don't like it then there's always beans on toast, you don't have to eat it. And funnily enough, every plate has been cleaned!
Angela McDonald
Kottu Roti is my favourite!
leanne weir
I like their curries
Lucy Major
I think has to be a fish curry
Laura Pritchard
We love Kottu roti
★★★★
Emilie Williams
Devilled lamb!
★★★★★
Barbara Knight
I like a fish curry, but would like to try other dishes.
pete c
a mutton curry with rice (had on several occasions - delicious)
Leila Benhamida
I actually never tried anything from Sri Lanka before. Love the great meals and flavours.
Lorraine Mabbitt
Never tried it
Haley Redshaw
lOOKS GORGEOUS
Karen Barrett
I have never tried it I'm afraid, but now on my list
Mimi Swaby
This looks delicious! Prawns are the best in summer xx
★★★★★
Sheena Batey
I don't think I have ever eaten Sri Lankan food but really fancy a fish curry.
Dale Askew
never tried Sri Lankan food, about time I did
Claire Nicholson
I haven't tried it but I would like to!
Gillian Holmes
Isso Baduma
Katharine Balyuzi
Wattalappam, I miss it so much!
stuart hargreaves
to be honest never tried it yet
Fiona
When we were on honeymoon we had Sri Lankan curry (not sure of the name!) for breakfast. It was delicious!
Lindsey Stuart
I absolutely love Cheese kottu oh my it is gorgeous, filling and super tasty!
William Gould
I don't think I've tried Sri Lankan food, but I have had Pan-fried Garlic Butter Prawns and they were fabulous!
A S,Edinburgh
It's not a cuisine I'm familiar with yet. From what little I know though, it looks like it involves a huge number of flavours I love, so I must look into it further!
★★★★★
Maria hackett
I grew up in Sri Lanka, so i love all sorts of street food, curries and traditional sri lankan food! my fav has to be Dhal Wadai. I love devilled king prawns with cashew curry and rice too 🙂
ruth robinson
Kukul mas curry
Tania Atfield
Not tried before but would love to try
Peter Watson
I love Hoppers with lunu miris.
Iris W
I actually have never tried Sri Lankan food but that prawn dish looks delicious
★★★★★
iain maciver
have not tried any so far
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Maxine G
I recently tried a Sri Lankan cashew nut curry, it was truly delicious!
Judith Allen
I don't think I've had any before, but I do love steamed rice and coconut, and I I love spicy food with fruit, so I maybe I would really like it.
Angela
This looks delicious. I have always wanted to try Sri Lankan cuisine. They colours are amazing.
Great wine pairing too!
kellie@foodtoglow
I was introduced to Sri Lankan food by my daughter's housemate at uni. She has cooked for us a few times and her mum has sent me her homemade spice mixes. I absolutely love Sri Lankan food, especially fish curries. This looks like a simpler way to enjoy the cuisine. Have pinned and shared. 🙂 PS I LOVE Brancott Estates SB. It's fab!
★★★★★
Sisley White
I don't think I've really tried cooking Sri Lankan dishes before but I definitely want to try the Isso Baduma. It looks delicious
★★★★★
cheryl hadfield
Dahl curry is my favourite
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clair downham
i have never tried it sorry
Tracey Belcher
I love Dahl Curry so I guess that is but I am not over familiar with Sri-Lankan cooking and would love inspiration
Kay sale
Green jackfruit curry is amazing
Solange
I've only ever tried a Kottu roti.
Tracy Nixon
To be honest, I have never tried it before!
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