Thursday 9 April 2015

Yam Mamuang - Thai Green Mango salad

Thai Mango salad with peanut dressing. Super simple, easy to put together and tastes delicious. My family's favourite salad from the Thai restaurant in Chennai. It is refreshing, light, sweet and tangy !
 

 

 

Ingredients

  • one large green mango / Raw Mango ( I used totapuri mango)
  • 1 Carrot

For the salad dressing

  • 1 Shallot
  • 1/3 Cup roasted peanuts
  • 1 Tablespoon soy Sauce
  • 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 Teaspoon red chilli flakes
  • Juice of 1/2 Lemon
  • a big pinch of salt
  • a big pinch of ground star anise / star anise powder

Directions

1. Cut raw mango into thin strips. Alternatively , you can grate the mango into thin strips
2. Peel carrot and cut the carrot into thin strips. Combine mango and carrots strips in a large bowl
3. In a food processor, add roasted peanuts and shallots and pulse it couple of times to coarse powder
4. In a small bowl, prepare the dressing - Add soy sauce, brown sugar and mix well until sugar dissolves in soy sauce. Then squeeze lemon juice and season with a pinch of salt and star anise powder
5. Add ground peanut and shallots paste to the soy sauce dressing
6. pour this dressing over the cut mango and carrot
7. Sprinkle red chilli flakes according to your taste
8. Toss gently and serve
 

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