Delicious Tom Kha Gai Mellow flavor, aromatic herbs

history

Tom Kha Gai is the same food as Tom Yum. use similar ingredients Just add coconut milk to it. The taste is softer. Nowadays, it is Thai food that is popular with foreigners. Because it has a sour, salty, sweet taste that is liked by the general public. Chicken meat is commonly used as the main ingredient. Sometimes they use gourami or shrimp, but they are not as popular as chicken.

nutritional value

Main ingredients of Tom Kha Gai It is galangal, both young and old galangal, and chicken. Galangal provides essential oils to help drive wind, relieve congestion, colic, flatulence, expel phlegm, even if it is food with coconut milk. But Tom Kha Gai is considered to be lower in fat than other coconut milk curry. It also contains protein. and contains phosphorus that are beneficial to the body

Ingredients for making Tom Kha Gai

• 150 g shredded chicken
• Young young galangal, sliced ​​50 g.
• 100 g of straw mushrooms
• 250 grams of coconut milk
• 100 g bone broth
• 10 crushed orchard chilies
• 3 tablespoons of lemon juice
• ½ tbsp tamarind juice
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 kaffir lime leaves
• coriander

How to make Tom Kha Gai

STEP 1 : Cut the chicken into pieces.

• The first step of how to make Tom Kha Gai is Take the chicken thighs and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
• Bring the pot to high heat. Pour the coconut milk into the pot.

STEP 2 : Boil the galangal until fragrant.

• The way to make Tom Kha Gai fragrant is to bring lemongrass, young galangal, kaffir lime leaves and salt to boil in the coconut milk and wait for it to boil.
• Bring the chicken to boil in the coconut milk until cooked.

STEP 3: Boil the chicken and serve.

• Season to taste, turn off the heat and squeeze a little lemon.
• then serve with hot rice

Tips

• Use low heat to prevent the coconut milk from cracking. which is not the nature of Tom Kha
•  If using galangal should reduce the amount. because it will make it taste good
• Lemon juice should not be boiled. Because it will spoil the taste and smell of lemon. and loss of nutritional value

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