Title: Deep-Fried Yellow Bean Paste (Baa Yir)
Categories: Appetizer Thai Vegetarian
Yield: 3 Servings

4	oz	Dried moong beans - soaked in water for 30 - minutes, and dr
1	tb	Plain flour
2	ts	Red curry paste
1	tb	Light soy sauce
1	ts	Sugar
2		Kaffir lime leaves rolled into a cigarette & finely sliced
		Oil; for deep-frying
THE SAUCE
4	tb	Sugar
6	tb	Rice vinegar
1/2	ts	Salt

In a mortar pound the drained moong beans to form a paste. Add the other ingredients in turn, stirring well. Pluck a small piece of the paste and form into a ball the size of a walnut. Do not mould too tightly. Deep-fry the balls until golden brown, drain and serve with the thick sweet sauce below.

THE SAUCE: Gently heat the three ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool before serving.

Source: Thai Vegetarian Cooking by Vatcharin Bhumichitr Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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