Cooking Class Recipe – Tom Kha (ต้มข่า)

The recipe for this cooking class is the most common variety of Tom Kha, which is Tom Kha Gai, or Chicken Galangal Soup.

In case you already had a look at our Tom Yum cooking class recipe you know that Tom (ต้ม) means “cooked” in Thai language. Kha (ข่า) means Galangal, as well known as Thai Ginger of Galgant. But this is not what most foreigners remember when they have eaten this famous Thai dish. It is the creamy coconut milk which is the base for this soup. The coconut milk softens the heat of the spices and gives you a nice afterburn in the throat.
Now let’s go to the hands on experience with the recipe for this cooking class:

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Tom Kha

Servings

Ingredients

• 200 g chicken breast
• 500 ml Coconut milk
• a few slices Galangal (Thai Ginger / Galgant)
• 4 red onion small
• 100 g Mushrooms type and amoung according to taste
• Spring onions
• Cherry Tomatoes
• 2 tbl.s sugar
• 1/2 Lime
• 2 ts salt
• Water to thin the coconut milk
• Baby corn
• garlic
• 1 pinch Black Pepper

Servings Ingredients 200 g chicken breast 500 ml Coconut milk a few slices Galangal (Thai Ginger / Galgant) 4 red onion small 100 g Mushrooms type and amoung according to taste Spring onions Cherry Tomatoes 2 tbl.s sugar 1/2 Lime 2 ts salt Water to thin the coconut milk Baby corn garlic 1 pinch Black Pepper

Instructions

1. Ingredients for one shown on a plate: Chicken, mushrooms, baby corn, carrots, kaffir lime leaves, spring onions, lime, galangal, cherry tomatoes, garlic, red onions

   
2. Add coconut milk to a sufficient sized pot.
3. Add the galangal, chopped lemon grass, chopped onion, baby corn, carrots, garlic and some water.

   
4. Bring to boil.
5. Add sugar, salt, chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes and the rest of the coconut milk.

   
6. Boil until chicken is cooked and add kaffir lime leaves, spring onions, black pepper, lime juice and if you like some coriander