Thai cooking : Thod Man Pla (fried fish curry cakes)

This Sunday we give you a new recipe: fried fish curry cakes or Thod Man Pla in Thai. A classic that you can find on the menu of many restaurants in Thailand or buy at night markets.

Ingredients:

• 500 g fish fillets chopped
• 250 g . green beans finely crafted
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 cup of chopped shallots
• 1/4 cup of garlic ax
• 1/4 cup of chopped lemongrass
• 1/2 tablespoon of chopped cilantro
• 1/2 tablespoon of galanga ax
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon grated bergamot
• 1 teaspoon of shrimp paste
• 5 to 10 dried red chillies without seeds crushed
• 1/2 tablespoon of salt
• 1 cup of vegetable oil.

Preparation:

To prepare the curry paste, mash together the shallots , garlic, lemongrass, coriander, galanga, bergamot, crushed dried chillies, salt and shrimp paste to form a thin homogeneous paste.
Put the fish in the mixer, mix it with the curry paste you just prepared. Put a quantity of curry paste in connection with your taste in spicy cuisine.
Add the beaten egg. Mix with the chopped beans. Shape into round, flat cakes.
Heat the oil in a pan, dip the cakes until they are golden.
Serve with cucumber salad and rice or any other accompaniment you like.