How to make Thai papaya salad!

Thai papaya salad is spicy, piquant, refreshing and crunchy. I watched my mom make this today and snapped some pics and took notes!

Thai papaya salad

1/4 of a Thai green papaya, unripe- peeled and shredded. 

1-2 red Thai chills or you can use jalapeño 

1 tiny clove garlic

2 small tomatoes

1 tsp salt

1/4 of a lime sliced with peel on

1/2 tsp sugar

1 TB mushroom soy sauce

1. Crush chilies and garlic in a mortar with a pestle. Pound them until they are broken down.

2. Add papaya and tomatoes. Then salt, lime, sugar and mushroom soy sauce.

3. Start pounding all ingredients with a pestle to incorporate and use a spoon to help move ingredients around. Add 2 TB water and mix some more.