Tom Kha Gai (Chicken soup in coconut milk)

Tom Kha Gai is the most favorite Thai coconut chicken soup

It is really tastety and easier to make than you think

The main ingredient for Tom Kha Gai is galangal (kha)

Ingredients:
*serving 2 person*

• 1 chicken breast (cut into smaller pieces)

• 

  Tom Kha-Gai

  1 can of coconut milk
• 2 lemon grass (cut into long pieces and crushed lightly)
• 4-8 pieces fresh or dried galangal (thinly sliced)
• 3-4 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 group coriander or cilantro (cut 1 inch)
• 3-4 tbsp fish sauce
• 3-4 tbsp. fresh lemon or lime juice
• 5 shallots, crushed
• 5-6 small hot Thai chilli crushed
• 10-15 pieces of mushroom (cut in half)
• 1-2tbsp tom yum paste (optional)

Cooking Method:

1. put a pot on the stove at medium heat.  Add coconut milk, wait till it's almost boil. Add the galangal, lemon grass, shallot and kaffir lime leaves. 
2. add the chicken, let it simmer slowly over low heat. When the chicken is cooked, add mushroom
3. add the fish sauce, lime juice, and chilies.
4. stir gently, and when the soup returns to a boil, turn off the heat
5. serve hot with steamed thai jasmine rice

To learn how to make other delicious Thai dishes please visit:
http://lila-thaicooking.blogspot.com/ for Pad-Thai and other noodles dishes
http://lila-thaitomyum.blogspot.com/ for Thai tom yum goong and other Thai soup
http://lila-padkrapow.blogspot.com/ for popular Thai stir-fried dishes
http://lilathaicurry.blogspot.com/ for easy recipe on how to make Thai curry