Let’s dig in the most celebrated Thai coconut soup recipe. Tum Kha Gai literally means “boiled Galangal Chicken”. If you are looking for an original Thai recipe check this recipe at Hot Thai Kitchen. The main ingredients of this soup are coconut milk, galangal, chicken, lemon grass, keffir lime leaves, and fish sauce. I understand these are definitely not ordinary pantry ingredients so we will this easy version of the soup that still tastes amazing and is close to the original. Besides, I’ve got this Thai peanut chicken noodles and coconut ice cream recipe that pairs perfectly with it.
Variations:
To make this soup creamier use full-fat coconut cream instead of coconut milk. To add the umami, you can add fish sauce or coconut aminos. Makrut lime or kefir lime is the same leaves. If you have them in hand, you can add those too. Even regular lime leaves add to the flavor.
If you try this easy Tom Kha recipe, I’d LOVE to hear your feedback in the comments. Your 5-ratings motivate me to do my best. Stay connected for more recipes and videos on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Youtube. Fresh Galangal is difficult to get and pricy, so I substituted it with ginger. I’ve to skip kefir lime and fish sauce to keep it easy. I used soy sauce and a load of lemon juice instead. I also switched Thai chili with chili flakes. Besides, find suggestions for ingredients in the below section. I’m suggesting substitutes for ingredients as well as original ones in order to keep you well informed. Ginger or galangal: Use fresh ginger, if can find galangal, add it. Use can also use frozen galangal or dried galangal slices. Rehydrated dried galangal slices before use. Lemongrass: I used fresh lemon grass, you can also use lemongrass paste too. If you use dry lemon grass then use extra and boil it with chicken stock and strain before adding it to the soup. Sugar: if you have palm or coconut sugar, use that. Mushroom: Shitake or Cremi mushrooms are the best choices, I used canned to keep it easy. Coconut milk: If using coconut milk powder, use about 1 cup coconut milk powder mixed in 1½ cup water.
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