Som Tam (green papaya salad)

   
               This green papaya salad,usually known as 'Som Tam' is so popular that there is hardly any country on the globe where you won't find it.
                 It is a beautiful and delicious amalgamation of flavors and colors. Tart flavor of raw papaya,sweetness of palm sugar and saltiness of soy or fish sauce make it all the more yummy and delightful; besides being nutritious.
                You can even play with the ingredients to have an edge over regular Som Tam.Try using raw or ripe mangoes and cucumber and get you own,distinct Salad.
     
                              Relish !!!!!

Ingredients:
1 Raw Papaya
4tbsp. Peanuts (toasted)
3tbsp. Palm sugar
2tbsp. Soy or fish sauce
Juice of 2 lemons
2 cloves garlic
1_2 red chilli
2 green beans(blanched and cut into 1" long sticks)
5-6 cherry tomatoes ( cut into halves)

Directions:
1:Peel and shred raw papaya.
2:With mortar and pestle , crush peanuts.
3:Smash red chillies and garlic lightly with the help oh mortar and pestle 
4:Heat palm sugar along with 3tbsp. Water .
5:Mix palm sugar syrup,soy and lemon juice.
6: Now mix all the ingredients together in bowl and toss it for a while .
7: Serve.