Som Tam / Thai Green Papaya Salad

Som Tam is a green papaya salad which is very much popular in Thailand. It is prepared with shredded papaya, carrots, tomatoes and green beans. The dressing has chillies, garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, tamarind and lime juice which makes it really spicy, tangy and sweet at the same time. Roasted peanuts are added to it which provides it a lovely crunch and texture. It is a very delicious salad usually served as a side dish but you can even have it as a light meal.
Som Tam / Thai Green Papaya Salad
Som Tam is a green papaya salad which is very much popular in Thailand. It is prepared with shredded papaya, carrots, tomatoes and green beans. The dressing has chillies, garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, tamarind and lime juice which makes it really spicy, tangy and sweet at the same time. Roasted peanuts are added to it which provides it a lovely crunch and texture. It is a very delicious salad usually served as a side dish but you can even have it as a light meal.
Steps
- 1
First of all wash, peel and shred green papaya. Prepare the other things required for the salad.
- 2
Now take green chillies and garlic cloves in a mortar and crush it roughly. Now add brown sugar, tamarind pulp, soya sauce, lemon juice and salt to it and crush everything well. Add green beans to it and bruise it a little. Take this mixture out in a bowl.
- 3
Now add tomatoes to the mortar and bruise it a little and add it to the bowl.
- 4
Add other remaining ingredients to the salad and give it a good mix.
- 5
Som Tam salad can be served as a side dish or a light meal.
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