Thailand

Tom Kha Gai

Name: Tom Kha Gai
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 300 g Chicken breast, sliced; 400 ml Coconut milk; 4 slices Galangal; 2 each Lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves; 150 g Mushrooms; 2 tbsp each Fish sauce & lime

Creamy coconut chicken soup with galangal

Tom kha gai is the milder, creamy sister of tom yum: coconut milk takes the edge off the sourness and heat and makes the soup velvety.

Galangal (kha), lemongrass and kaffir lime give the unmistakable floral aroma, lime and fish sauce the balance.

Servings3

Time35 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Chicken breast, sliced300 g
Coconut milk400 ml
Galangal4 slices
Lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves2 each
Mushrooms150 g
Fish sauce & lime2 tbsp each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Warm the coconut milk with galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves.
Add the chicken and let it cook gently.
Add the mushrooms, simmer briefly.
Off the heat, season with fish sauce and lime juice (do not boil again).
Serve with coriander and chilli.

Make it original

Galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime give tom kha its floral aroma. Available in the Asia Boutique.

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