Gai Tom Kha i.e. chicken in coconut soup

In Thailand you can enjoy some excellent soups and most of them are internationally famed. Gai Tom Kha popularly known as Tom Kha Gai is one of the classic soups of Thailand. This is very easy to prepare and mothers usually like this soups as the preparation time is also very less. Tom Kha Gai is milder than Tom Yum Goong soup.

The ingredients can be noted as one or one and half cup water, one piece crushed galangal, one piece lime, ¼ cup coconut milk, two to three Thai chili pepper, one tablespoon fish sauce, two to four springs cilantro, one to two kaffir lime leaves which is optional, and ¼ cup chicken.

If the soup tastes too mild you can add some more fish sauce, or sometimes lime and chili pepper. The ingredients of this Thai soup are flexible and you can alter it according to your taste bud.

At first a piece of galangal should be crushed. The galangal, water and coconut milk should be dropped in a two quart pot. It should be then boiled in medium to low heat. After sometime the heat should be reduced to simmer and this should be followed by constant stirring. Sliced chicken and fish sauce is added just after sometime. If you are planning to add the kaffir lime leaves, the central stem should be removed from the leaves. The soup should be boiled for some more time and the heat should be turned off.
While serving, add some crushed fresh chili pepper to the bowl. It is very useful if you are suffering from sinus. But if do not like the hot taste, pepper should be avoided. You can add some for garnishing. One third of the lime should be crushed in each of the bowl. The soup is poured and cilantro is used for garnishing. The soup should always be served hot.

Exotic Thai cooking

If we are talking about internationally famed food, Thai takes an important part. The Thai cuisine is famous in the whole world because of its taste. It can attract an array of tourists because of its unique blending of plants, aquatic animals and herbs. All the five elementary tastes are present in Thai food and these are bitter, spice, sweet, sour and salty. A typical Thai dish contains lime juice, lemon grass, chilies, garlic, and fish sauce as common ingredient and it is on these ingredients that the taste of the Thai food matters. Basically the specialty of Thailand food depends upon, by whom it is cooked and for what occasion it is cooked. A little influence of Chinese cuisine can always be seen on Thailand food.

In Thailand you will get fresh fruits and vegetables in almost all departmental stores. People love to take fresh salad along with lunch and dinner. Rice is one of the principal food ingredients. This is omnipresent in all kind of Thailand food. Thai people love to take the jasmine rice and sticky rice. Chicken curry is a famous Thai dish which is best accompanied with sticky rice. The fresh herbs are generally used while preparing Thai food. This mainly increases the quality of the aroma of the food. In a single time a Thai people consume a hot cup of soup, a dip accompanying fish and vegetables and a curry dish with condiments. Some spicy salad can be added to the meals to make it heavier. The garnishing of Thai food is always colorful and that’s why it is very attractive to others. A proper balance is always maintained in Thai food such as the balance between bland and spicy taste is kept by the cooks while serving the spicy and non spicy dishes. For desserts one can enjoy the Thai sweets and fresh fruits. The ice crèmes are also very popular in Thailand and you can get a wide variety of it throughout the year.