Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)

Method
Peel the papaya and rinse under running water. Roughly grate the papaya flesh or cut it into shreds. Remove the seeds. Set aside. In a mortar, pound the garlic cloves, chillies, chopped green beans and cherry tomatoes to a rough puree. Add the papaya, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and dried shrimps. Gently pound them until roughly mixed. Add the chopped peanuts and garnish with dried shrimps. Tip: serve cold accompanied by sticky rice.

Ingredients
- 1 medium dark green papaya
- 4 garlic cloves
- 6 green Thai chillies (Phrik Khi Nu)
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup green beans, chopped into 1/2 in.(1 cm.) pices
- 2 tablespoons anchovy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1/4 cup(2 fl.oz/60ml.) lime or tamarind juice