Baa Yir (Deep-Fried Yellow Bean Paste)

Name: Baa Yir (Deep-Fried Yellow Bean Paste)
Ingredients: 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

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

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.