Thailand

Tod Mun Pla

Name: Tod Mun Pla
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 400 g White fish fillet; 2 tbsp Red curry paste; 5 pieces Kaffir lime leaves; 100 g Long beans; some of each Fish sauce & egg; some of each Cucumber & peanuts (dip)

Thai fried fish cakes

Tod mun pla are spicy Thai fish cakes of fish paste, red curry paste and kaffir lime leaves.

Vigorous kneading gives them a bouncy texture, and they are served with a sweet-sour cucumber dip.

Servings4

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

White fish fillet400 g
Red curry paste2 tbsp
Kaffir lime leaves5 pieces
Long beans100 g
Fish sauce & eggsome of each
Cucumber & peanuts (dip)some of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Puree the fish with curry paste and egg into a sticky mass.
Mix in finely sliced lime leaves and beans.
Knead vigorously by hand.
Form small cakes and deep-fry golden.
Serve with a sweet-sour cucumber dip.

Make it original

Red curry paste for tod mun pla is in the Asia Boutique.

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