Som Tam | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Soy sauce is easier to find and suitable for vegetarians.

green papaya

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cucumber

Zucchini or cucumber can mimic the texture and freshness.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: almonds

Sunflower seeds offer a similar crunch with less cost.

chili peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne provides heat without the cost of fresh chilies.

To prepare dressing, crush red chillies in a mortar using a pestle. Add garlic cloves and crush.

Add peanuts and brown sugar and crush again. Add lemon juice, soy sauce and tamarind pulp and mix well.

Mix together raw papaya, spring onion green strips, carrot, cherry tomatoes, peanuts and salt in a bowl. Add dressing and mix well.

Line a serving platter with iceberg lettuce leaves, put the papaya mixture and serve.

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