Thai Chicken Rice [kao mun kai, ข้าวมันไก่]

THAI CHICKEN RICE
[ thai food : kao mun kai ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients
* 1 whole chicken (~450 grams)
* 5 cups jasmine rice (or long grain rice)
* 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
* 3 pieces of ginger, peeled and crushed
* 1 tablespoon of salt
* coriander leaves (for garnishing)
Ingredients for Thai Chicken Rice dipping sauce
* 1/2 cup yellow bean sauce
* 1/2 cup soy sauce
* 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
* 1/2 cup palm sugar
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger
* 1/4 cup chopped garlic
* 6 chopped fresh Thai chile peppers


Thai Food Preparations
1. Boiling water in a large pot (put water just cover the chicken), also add 1 tablespoon of salt
2. Wait until chicken is cooked, skimming the top for scum and excess fat.
3. Remove the chicken from the pot and cut into well pieces.
4. In a rice cooker, add 5 cups of rice (rinse if necessary). Then add chicken stock to cover the 5 cup mark. Add in the garlic and ginger, then turn on the switch to cook. Wait until the rice is cooked.
5. While waiting for the rice, prepare the dipping sauce by mixing the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, yellow bean sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger and chile together. Stir until mixed well and transfer to a small serving cup.
6. Serve rice with chicken pieces, dipping sauce, and fresh cucumber (sliced thinly). Garnish with coriander leaves on top before serving.

Massaman Beef [massaman neur, มัสมั่นเนื้อ]

MASSAMUN BEEF
[ thai food : massamun neur ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients
* 400 grams beef, cut into well pieces
* 1/2 cup coconut milk
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 1/2 tablespoon salt
* 1 cup potato, peel and cut into big chunks
* 1 tablespoon masaman curry paste
* 1 tablespoon tamarind
* 1 cinnamon stick l
* 1/4 cup cashew
* 2 pinches cardamom
* 2 leaves bay leaf
Note : Instead of Beef, Other meats (chicken, Lamb, etc.) can also be used.


Thai Food Preparations
1. Heat coconut milk and masaman curry paste in a pot over low heat, and stir until you see the red oil bubbling up (about 5 minutes),
2.. Add the meat and continue stirring. Add half a cup of water or enough cover all the meat.
3. Add the rest of ingredients, except for potatoes, onion and cashew. Stew for 40 minutes or until beef is getting tender.
4. Add onion, potatoes, and cashews. Let simmer for 30 minutes more (during simmering, if the liquid is very low, add more water). Transfer to a serving bowl.

Thai Fried Rice with Prawns [kao pad koong, ข้าวผัดกุ้ง]

THAI FRIED RICE WITH PRAWNS
[ thai food : kao pad koong ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients
* 3 cups cooked rice
* 12 medium sized shrimps
* 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
* 1/2 minced green or red chilli for medium-spiced rice
* 2 tablespoon fish sauce
* 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 2 egg
* 3 spring onions, finely sliced
* 1/2 cup fresh coriander
* 1 cucumber, sliced
* 1 lime, wedged and 1 tomato, also wedged


Thai Food Preparations
1. Place oil in a wok. Add garlic and chilli. Stir-fry over medium-high heat until fragrant (about 1 minute).
2. Add prawns and stir fry until cooked thoroughly.
3. Move ingredients aside and crack egg into the wok. Stir to cook and break up the egg. When egg is nearly cooked, add the rice. Stir fry, keeping the heat medium-high.
4. Add fish sauce, and tomato, continue to stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle with spring onion, and coriander on top and place cucumber and lemon besides the fried rice. Thai people love to serve Fried Rice with chopped chilies in Fish Sauce for better taste.

Coconut Milk Soup with Chicken [tom kha kai, ต้มข่าไก่]

COCONUT MILK SOUP WITH CHICKEN
[ thai food : tom kha kai ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients
* 2 cups coconut milk
* 1 cup chicken stock
* 2-3 medium pieces fresh galangal, peeled and sliced
* 3 chicken breast fillets (cut into well pieces)
* 2 teaspoons chilies, finely chopped
* 1 tablespoon fish sauce
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
* 5 coriander leaves for garnish


Thai Food Preparations
1. Add coconut milk, chicken stock and galangal in a pan.
2. Bring to boil and simmer over low heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add chicken pieces and chilli to pan, simmer for another 6 minutes.Continue stirring until cooked and all ingredients mixed well.
4. Season with fish sauce and sugar. Add coriander leaves Before serving, garnished with remaining coriander leaves.

Papaya Salad [som tum, ส้มตำ]

THAI PAPAYA SALAD
[ thai food : som tum ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients

* 2 cups shredded green papaya
* 1/2 cup shredded carrot
* 1/2 cup sting bean (cut into 1"long)
* 2 tablespoons fish sauce
* 1 1/2 tablespoons palm sugar
* 3 tablespoons lime juice
* 1/2 cup tomato (wedged)
* 1/3 cup dried shrimps
* 1/4 cup peanuts
* 10 green chilies
* 5 cloves fresh garlic
Note : regular sugar can be used instead of palm sugar


Thai Food Preparations
1. Use motar and prestle to crush the chilli and garlic, add shrimps, continue crushing.
2. Add sugar, continue beating with the prestle, then add the papaya, carrot, sting bean, fish sauce, lime juice, tomato, and peanuts. Continue beating until all ingredients mixed well.
3. Finally, season with sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The original taste this dish should be the balance taste between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour.
4. Serve with vegetables (e.g. cabbage, string bean, napa, etc.). Thai people love to eat Sticky Rice with Papaya Salad. In this case, sticky rice can be served together with finished Papaya Salad.

Stir-Fried Rice Noodle with Shrimp [pad thai koong, ผัดไทยกุ้ง]

STIR-FRIED RICE NOODLE WITH PRAWNS
[ thai food : pad thai koong ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients
* 12 fresh Shrimp
* 90 gram Dry Rice Noodle (3 - 5 mm)
* 50 gram Fresh Bean Sprouts
* 2 tablespoons Chopped (1") Green Onion
* 6 tablespoons Fish Sauce
* 6 tablespoons Oyster Sauce
* 3 teaspoons Vinegar
* 2 tablespoons Sugar
* 2 Tablespoons Preserved Turnip
* 2 Tablespoons Crushed Peanuts
* 1 Tablespoon Paprika
* 2 Eggs 1 Teaspoon Red Chili (for Spicy lover)
* 1/2 Lemon


Thai Food Preparations
1. Soak the noodles about 30 minutes in room temperature water.
2. Heat and season the wok. Add the Shrimp and grill for 90 seconds. Add the Eggs. When the eggs are not quite finished, add the Noodles, Sugar, Peanuts, Turnips and Paprika. Stir Fry until all ingredients are mixed well and the noodles are wilted.
3. Season with the Fish Sauce, Oyster Sauce and vinegar. Then add Bean Sprouts, Green Onions and Red Chili. Stir fry quickly ensuring everything is well combined. If you like wet noodle dishes de glaze with 5 oz. water stock. If you like firmer dry noddles de glaze with only 2 oz. water stock. Place on Serving plate and garnish with more Bean Sprouts and a Lemon wedge.

Green Curry with Chicken [kang kaew wan kai, แกงเขียวหวานไก่]

GREEN CURRY WITH CHICKEN
[ thai food : kang keaw wan kai ]

Thai Recipe Ingredients

* 1/4 cup green curry paste
* 350 grams chicken breast or thigh, cut in bite-size pieces
* 1 1/4 cups coconut milk
* 1/4 cup thai basil leaves
* 2 eggplants, cut into small pieces.
* 1/2 cup chicken stock
* 2 teaspoons palm sugar
* 3 tablespoons fish sauce
* 2 red chilies, sliced diagonally
* 4 kaffir lime leaves


Thai Food Preparations
1. Bring ½ cup of coconut milk (use the thick cream off the top) to a boil in a pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring often for 3 to 5 minutes. Add green curry paste; continue to cook and stir until the mixture becomes dry and fragrant. Transfer mixture to a larger pot.
2. Add the chicken and stir for 1-2 minutes, add fish sauce, sugar, keep stirring for another minute then add cut eggplant, the remaining coconut milk and chicken stock. Cook over medium heat until the chicken is cooked and eggplant is tender.
3. Add kaffir lime leaves and Thai basil. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and adjust the seasoning and transfer to a serving bowl.