som tam
SOM TAMA traditional Thai raw papaya salad.Serves: 1
S. No. Ingredients Quantity
1 Garlic clove 2 no.
2 Bird Chilies whole 1 no.
3 Long Beans, 2 inch long 3 no.
4 Cherry tomato 5 no.
5 Raw papaya ½ cup
6 Peanuts 1 tbsp.
7 Dressing 2 tbsp.
8 Nampla ½ tsp
9 Lime Juice ½ tsp.
Ingredients (Dressing) Quantity
10 Crushed jaggery 1 tbsp.
11 Nampla 1 tsp.
12 Crushed red Chilies a pinch
METHOD:
- Remove skin & Peel papaya using a Thai peel & Keep to chill.
- Take garlic and bird’s eye chilies and pound with light hands in a mortar pestle.
- Incorporate long beans, cherry tomatoes & peeled papaya to the chilly garlic mixture. Pound once again with very light hand.
- Add dressing, nampla and lime juice and mix well.
- Add crushed peanuts & toss lightly.
- Serve garnished with peanut powder.
DRESSING:
- Heat jaggery & nampla till completely blended.
- Strain the mixture.
- Add crushed red chilies.
- Cool & use.
Recipe courtesy Thai Pavillion, Vivanta by taj gurgaon