THAI RAW PAPAYA SALAD(TRIED AND TESTED BY DIVYA BURMAN)

HI!! IM POSTING AN AMAZING RAW PAPPAYA SALAD THAT I TRIED OUT.....IT IS JUST SO EASY AND TASTES FANTASTIC......RAW PAPPAYA ON ITS OWN DOES NOT HAVE MUCH FLAVOUR BUT HAS A TERRIFIC CRUNCH. ONCE IT IS TOSSED IN A NICE SPICY DRESSING,IT TASTES FAB!! THIS IS A THAI RECIPE THAT I LEARNT FROM A LADY IN KOH CHANG ,THAILAND.......VERY AUTHENTIC AND DELICIOUS...IT WOULD HELP IF YOU PICKED UP A PAPAYA SHREDDER NEXT TIME IN THAILAND AS IT MAKES THE JOB A MILLION TIMES EASIER........HERE GOES THE RECIPE WITH A STEP BY STEP LINK TO PICTURES......
THAI RAW PAPAYA SALAD

INGREDIENTS

. 4 CLOVES GARLIC
.2 THAI CHILLIES CHOPPED
.PALM SUGAR 1 TABLESPOON
.LEMON JUICE 3 TABLESPOON
.FISH SAUCE 2 TABLESPOON
.1/4 CUP GREEN BEANS CHOPPED 1 INCH
.2 TOMATOES QUARTERED OR 12 BABY TOMATOES HALVED
.1/4 CUP ROASTED PEANUTS BROKEN
METHOD
.TAKE A MORTAR AND PESTLE AND POUND GARLIC AND CHILLIES.
.ADD PALM SUGAR.POUND
.ADD LEMON JUICE AND FISH SAUCE. POUND AND MIX A BIT AS ITS LIQUIDY.
.ADD BEANS AND POUND SO BEANS CAN ABSORB DRESSING.
.ADD TOMATOES AND POUND A BIT.
.NOW ADD PAPAYA(TAKEN OUT FROM CHILLED WATER AND DRAINED) AND ADD TO MORTAR.TOSS WELL SO ALL THE PAPAYA ABSORBS DREESING
.ADD PEANUTS .TOSS AND SERVE

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