Yam Mamuang

Name: Yam Mamuang
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 sour green mangoes, peeled and shredded; 3 shallots, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp dried shrimp; 3 tbsp roasted peanuts or cashews; 3 bird's eye chillies, chopped; 1.5 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 1 tbsp lime juice (more if the mango is not very sour)

ยำมะม่วง/yam ma-MUANG/

Also known as: Thai Green Mango Salad, Yum Mamuang, Mango Salad

About this dish

A crunchy salad of shredded sour green mango with shallots, dried shrimp, roasted peanuts and a sweet-salty-sour chilli dressing.

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Ingredients

🥭2 sour green mangoes, peeled and shredded

🧅3 shallots, thinly sliced

🦐2 tbsp dried shrimp

🥜3 tbsp roasted peanuts or cashews

🌶️3 bird's eye chillies, chopped

🐟1.5 tbsp fish sauce

🍬1 tbsp palm sugar

🍋1 tbsp lime juice (more if the mango is not very sour)

Method

Serves 2

Dissolve the palm sugar in the fish sauce and lime juice, then add the chillies.

Taste: the dressing should be sweet, salty and sour at once.

Toss the mango and shallots with the dressing.

Add the dried shrimp and nuts and toss again.

Serve straight away, with fried fish or sticky rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Green mango salad is eaten all over Thailand, especially in the hot season, often alongside fried fish or grilled meats.

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