Tod Man Pla (Thai Fish Cakes) With Dipping Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    450 g firm white fish fillets
    3 tablespoons rice flour or 3 tablespoons cornflour
    1 tablespoon fish sauce
    1 egg, beaten
    1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
    3 teaspoons red curry paste
    1 -2 teaspoon chopped red chile (optional)
    100 g green beans, very finely sliced
    2 spring onions, very finely chopped
    1/2 cup oil, for frying
Preparation
    Process the fish in processor til smooth.
    Add rice flour, fish sauce, beaten egg, corriander, curry paste and chillis.
    Process til combined. Transfer to a bowl.
    Add spring onions and beans and mix together.
    Use wet hands to form 2 tablespoons of mix at a time into flattish patties.
    Heat oil in frying pan (skillet).
    Cook 4 fish cakes at a time until brown on both sides, drain on paper towels, and serve with dipping sauce. Or go to Asian Dipping sauces that I am going to post, sorry I don't have the # yet) for serving.
    DIPPING SAUCE:
    In small bowl dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar in 1/3 cup fish sauce. Sir constantly. Add 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 2 small seeded and very finely chopped red chillis.
    Finely grate 1/2 small carrot, and a peeled radish, stir into sauce just before serving.

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