Tom Kha Gai

A coconut milk soap with chicken.  A slightly spicy dish to enjoy with rice.

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast  300 grams (slice into small pieces)
  • Coconut milk  150 ml.
  • water  150 ml.
  • Galangal  slice   4 – 5 pieces
  • Lemon Grass  2 stalks (pound to soften, then slice into short pieces)
  • Kaffir lime leaves  7 leaves (tear into little pieces)
  • Mushroom  100 grams  (tear 2 or 3 pieces each)
  • Chili  pound  3 – 4 chilies
  • Fish sauce   2 – 4 tablespoons
  • Lemonade    2 tablespoons
  • Sugar  1.5 – 2 tablespoons

How to cook

1. Wash the chicken breast, take the skin off, then slice into small pieces.

2. Boil coconut milk want water together till you see bubble, then turn down the temperature, after that put galangal, kaffir lime, lemongrass in and wait until you can smell the ingredients

3. Put chicken in, then flavour by sugar, fish sauce and lemonade.  Wait until chicken cooked, then put mushroom in and wait for couple minites ( or until mushroom cooked ) after that put chilies in, then turn off the temperature.

4. Serve with rice ( serves 2 – 3 people ).

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1 Comment

  1. Mary Bouchard

    mmm….. aloi mak!
    I love your recipes. Keep posting, Yai! When I make this I’ll let you know how it turns out. Wish I were in Thailand right now!

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