This is the way how to cook Som-tum
Som Tum is accepted as a typical Thai dish, consisting of grated papaya and carrots mixed well with the seasonings of lime juice, palm sugar and fish sauce, heated by hot spicy chilies and garlic, scented by fried ground nut combined with dried shrimp, tomato, spring beans then served with various kinds of fresh vegetables such as morning glory and cabbage.
The main ingredients of this Thai dish, the vegetables, contain many beneficial kinds of vitamins, especially vitamin A and beta-carotene from the carrots. Beta-carotene can help reduce the free radicals which are known to cause cancer. Other ingredients in Som Tum are of nutritional value and aide in improving one’s health too.
Ingredients :
* 2 cups shredded green papaya
* 1/2 cup shredded carrot
* 1/2 cup sting bean (cut into 1"long)
* 2 tablespoons fish sauce
* 1 1/2 tablespoons palm sugar
* 3 tablespoons lime juice
* 1/2 cup tomato (wedged)
* 1/3 cup dried shrimps
* 1/4 cup peanuts
* 10 green chilies
* 5 cloves fresh garlic
Note : regular sugar can be used instead of palm sugar
Preparation :
1. Use motar and prestle to crush the chilli and garlic, add shrimps, continue crushing.
2. Add sugar, continue beating with the prestle, then add the papaya, carrot, sting bean, fish sauce, lime juice, tomato, and peanuts. Continue beating until all ingredients mixed well.
3. Finally, season with sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The original taste this dish should be the balance taste between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour.
4. Serve with vegetables (e.g. cabbage, string bean, napa, etc.). Thai people love to eat Sticky Rice with Papaya Salad. In this case, sticky rice can be served together with finished Papaya Salad.
