Tod man pla
Tod man pla, from above
Non vegCentral Thailand

Tod man pla

Bouncy fish cakes with long bean confetti and a sweet cucumber relish. Party snack sorted.

40 minTime
23 gProtein each
mediumSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayRed curry paste, long beans, lime leaves.
The original
336kcalsame
23 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
40minutessame

Tod man pla.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Fishboneless firm white fish, like basa or seer
Dried red chilli4, soaked
Garlic4 cloves
Shallots2
Lemongrass1 small stalk
Galangala few slices
Kaffir lime leaves (makrut lime leaves)6, finely shredded
Green beans6 long beans, thinly sliced
Egg1
Fish sauce1 tbsp
Jaggery1 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for shallow frying
Cucumber1 small, diced
Vinegar2 tbsp
Sugar1½ tbsp
Peanuts1 tbsp, crushed

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Grind chillies, garlic, shallots, lemongrass and galangal to a paste.
  2. 2Blitz fish with the paste, egg, fish sauce and jaggery, then knead and slap the mixture against the bowl for 2 minutes. Fold in beans and lime leaves.
  3. 3For the relish, warm vinegar and sugar until dissolved, cool, then add cucumber and peanuts.
  4. 4With oiled hands shape small flat cakes and shallow fry in batches until puffed and golden on both sides.
Serve it like this

Arrange the fish cakes on a plate with the cucumber relish in a small bowl in the middle. Serve warm.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Tod man pla: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Thai red curry50 min
On the side Tom yum goong25 min
On the side Pad pak ruam15 min
To drink Thai iced tea15 min
To drink Cha manao12 min
Something sweet Sangkaya fak thong90 min
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