Baa Yir (Deep-Fried Yellow Bean Paste)

• 4 oz. dried moong beans, soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 2 tsp. red curry paste
• 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, rolled into a cigarette and finely sliced into slivers
• Oil for deep-frying
• 4 tbsp. sugar
• 6 tbsp. rice vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. salt

1. In a mortar pound the drained moong beans to form a paste.
2. Add the other ingredients in turn, stirring well.
3. Pluck a small piece of the paste and form into a ball the size of a walnut.
4. Do not mould too tightly.
5. Deep-fry the balls until golden brown; drain and serve with the thick sweet sauce below.
6. Sauce: Gently heat the three ingredients until the sugar dissolves.
7. Allow to cool before serving.

moong beans, flour, red curry, soy sauce, sugar, lime, sugar, rice vinegar, salt

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/3905 (may not work)