Baa yir (deep-fried yellow bean paste)

Yield: 3 Servings

4 oz Beans moong dried      1 tb Flour all-purpose
2 ts Red curry paste      1 tb Soy sauce light
1 ts Sugar granulated      2 Kaffir lime leaves Oil; for deep-frying MMMMM-------------------------THE SAUCE------------------------------
4 tb Sugar granulated      6 tb Vinegar rice
1/2 ts Salt

Soak the moong beans in water for 30 minutes; drain. Roll the kaffir leaves into thin cigarettes; slice into slivers. 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