Tom Kha Kai

Main Ingredient
Chicken 500 g.
Coconut Milk 1,000 g.
Rice straw mushroom 200 g.
Fresh galangal 50 g.
Bashed galangal 25 g.
Bashed lemon grass 100 g.
Kaffir lime leaves 3 g.
Coriander root 37 g.
Soup powder 11 g.
Salt 10 g.
Hot chilli 10 g.
Lime juice 50 g.
Fish sauce 50 g.
Coriander leaves 5 g.

* 30 grams = 1oz. , 1kilogram = 2.24 lbs.

* Serve size 6 persons

Cooking Method
1.Cut up the chicken
2.Mix galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and coriander root, all bashed, add coconut milk and heat until fragrant, add chicken and low heat until done then season with salt, soup powder, fish sauce, hot chilli, mushroom, remove from heat, add lime juice and sprinkle with coriander leaves


Nutrition Fact
Energy(kCal.)
95.96
Protein(g.)
7.44
Fat(g.)
5.96
Carbohydrate(g.)
3.14
Fiber(g.)
1.06
Calcium(mg.)
11.31
Iron(mg.)
0.24

Strong point of Tom Kha Kai
Low fat compared to other coconut dishes. Provide phosphorus and rather low calories.

Medicinal Benefits * ที่มา : ผศ.ดร.อัญชนีย์ อุทัยพัฒนาชีพ และคณะฯ
Fresh galangal : Carminative, expectorant
Bashed lemon grass : Carminative
Kaffir lime leaves : Protect and heal cancer
Lime juice : Expectorant, tonic, cooling, antiscorbutic
Hot chilli : Digestive, laxative, expectorant, cold relief
Coriander leaves : Eject toxic, stomachic