Deep-Fried Yellow Bean Paste Baa Yir
(3 servings)

4 oz Dried moong beans - soaked in water for 30 - minutes, and drained
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 into slivers
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 mold 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.