Deep-fried Yellow Bean Paste

Ingredients

4 oz moong beans
1 tb flour
2 ts curry paste
1 tb soy sauce
1 ts sugar
2 slices kaffir lime leaves
4 tb sugar
6 tb rice vinegar
1/2 ts salt

Instructions

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.