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Peel the skin off 1 piece of green papaya using a fruit peeler, then use a knife to chop vertical incisions along the flesh and slice them off to yield 3 cups of shredded green papaya.
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Hold the green papaya securely and chop carefully away from your fingers to prevent knife cuts.
Safety warning: Handle chilies and garlic carefully and avoid touching your eyes; wash your hands thoroughly after handling hot chilies to prevent skin irritation. Do not touch your face or eyes after handling chili peppers, otherwise it will cause severe burning and irritation.
Add 3 red bird's eye chilies, 3 green bird's eye chilies, and 1 clove of garlic into the mortar, and pound them lightly with the wooden pestle until slightly smashed.
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Pound gently so the chili juices do not splatter into your eyes.
Add 1.5 tablespoons of paste sugar and 1.5 teaspoons of shrimp paste into the mortar, and pound and mix them together with the garlic and chilies until the sugar and paste are fully incorporated.
Add 1 tablespoon of concentrated tamarind water and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce into the mortar, and mix well until the mixture becomes liquid and combined.
Squeeze 1.5 tablespoons of lime juice from 1 lime into the mortar and drop the squeezed lime skins directly into the dressing mixture.
Slice 2 medium tomatoes into wedges, add them into the mortar, and lightly mix them together with the dressing until combined without mashing the tomatoes.
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Lightly mix and do not pound hard, otherwise the tomatoes will be smashed completely.
Add 3 cups of shredded green papaya into the mortar, and slightly stir and toss with the spoon and pestle until the papaya is evenly coated with the dressing without bruising it too much.
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Stir and toss gently
do not pound hard or the papaya shreds will lose their crunchy texture
Transfer the authentic Thai green papaya salad from the mortar onto a serving plate and garnish with lime slices.
