Small Fried Masa Cakes with Bean Filling from Zarela's Veracruz: Mexico's Simplest Cuisine by Zarela

Ingredients

• ½–1 teaspoon dried chiltepín chiles
• Red Sauce from Orizaba, Green Sauce with Avocado, or Green She-Man Sauce
• 1 pound masa, fresh or reconstituted by mixing 2 cups masa harina with about 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
• 1 cup Semicooked Black Beans, very well drained
• 4 dried avocado leaves or 1 tablespoon ground avocado leaf
• Vegetable oil for frying
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
• 1 garlic clove