16 May 2015

Thai Green Papaya Salad or Som Tum

I loveeeeeee Thai food. The combination of sweet, sour and spicy makes it perfect. Som Tum is famous raw Papaya Salad. It's a famous Street food delicacy. This salad is great on its own, esp during summers, when you don't feel like eating daily meals. Som Tum is also a accompaniment to sticky rice, that's how the Thai people eat. And this can be made without a mortor and pestle.

All you need is :

1 small green raw Papaya, finally  julienned or chopped into matchstick like pieces.
1/2 cup roughly torn spinach
1 cup or more cherry tomatoes,
1 cucumber cut into rings
1 grated carrot
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
3 spring onions, finally chopped
1 clove garlic, minced1 fresh
red Chilli and Green chilli diagonally sliced. 
2 Tbsp Soy sauce
3 Tbsp vegetable oil.
2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup fresh coriander

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, take finely Minced Garlic, soy sauce, red and green Chilli, vegetable oil and sugar. Mix well till all the ingredients are emulsified.
2. In a salad bowl, add the shredded Papaya, torn spinach, Tomato, cucumber, carrots onions. Now add the dressing and give it a toss using your hands. Make sure the dressing is coated properly.
3. Lay the salad over a big plate, top it off with crushed peanuts and sprinkle coriander.

Enjoy!!!

1 comment:

  1. looks yummyyy, definitely gonna try it out today itself ;) !

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