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Writer's pictureSheeba Desouza

Thai papaya salad (Som Tam)


This light and refreshing Thai Green Papaya Salad Recipe (Som Tam Thai) tastes just like the one you get at a Thai restaurant in Thailand. This salad has a mouthwatering crunchy texture ,perfect flavours of sweet, spicy,sour and salty which make it perfect for a hot summer day.








Some of the ingredients used in this recipe are






Ingredients for the dressing


Raw brown sugar -1 tbsp

Tamarind juice-1 tbsp

Fish sauce -1.5 tbsp

Lemon juice -2 lemon


Ingredients for the salad


Thai chili -1

Garlic-1

Thai red chilli-1

Grated raw green papapa -1 small

Roasted peanuts -3 tbsp

Cherry tomatoes -8-10

Green beans (optional)blanched -5-6 slit.



Directions


1.For the dressing add all the ingredients in a bowl ,mix it well and keep it aside .


2.Using a mortar and pestle , pound the garlic and chilli until it’s a smooth paste.


3.In another bowl , add all the ingredients of the salad.add the pounded paste ,pour the dressing on top of it and toss it well. Serve cold .

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