Simple Thai Mango Salad

There are lots of Thai Mango Salad (Som Tum) recipes available in the web. Seems mine is a simplify version of it. Yet its' still a wonderful dinner starter to try. A hint of spiciness, sourness, sweetness and crunchiness will definitely whet your appetite! 

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 900 g

Ingredients

• 800  g green mangoes
• 180  g red onions
• 45  g  dried anchovies
• 20  g  dried shrimp
• 25  g red chili peppers
• 2 -5  g  Thai peppers
• 3  tablespoons plum sauce
• 1  tablespoon fish sauce
• 50  ml water

Directions

1. Skin mango. Cut out two 'cheek' and cut into thin slices.
2. Cut onion in half from 'pole' to 'pole'. Cut each half into thin julienned slices.
3. Rinse twice both dried anchovies and dried shrimps. Dry anchovies in oven for 15 minutes at 100℃. Finely chop dried shrimp. Fry both ingredients until crispy brown.
4. Half red chilli pepper horizontally and scrape out seeds. Cut into thin strips. Finely chop Thai pepper. Add peppers to fish sauce. Add 50 ml water to plum sauce.
5. Prepare a ceramic pot, a masher and a spatula.
6. Add mango, onion, chilli, and sauces to the pot.
7. Mix well while given a nice press.
8. Garnish with fried shrimps and anchovies. Enjoy!