Classic chicken Tom Kha Gai - tasty Thai coconut soup

Tom Kha Gai soup is one of the most well known Thai soup full of herbs and spices. It has taste sour from tamarind&lime, salty from fish sauce and a little sweet from coconut milk. This soup got it name from main ingredients galangal and chicken, but it is possible to exchange chicken with prawn or fish.
Tom (Boiled)
Kha (Galangal)
Gai (Chicken)
Ingredients:
(2-3 servings)
250g chicken thigh or breast
100g mushroom
30g galangal (2 inches long piece)
30g lemon grass (2 stalks)
2 big shallots (4-5 small)
7 kaffir lime leaves
1 bunch coriander leaves
a few red and green chilies (to your preference)
10 dried red chilies
250ml coconut milk
500ml water
Seasoning:
0.5 teaspoon salt
3-4 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons tamarind juice
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon coconut sugar
Instructions:
1) Fry dried red chilies in oil at low heat until lighly brown
2) Remove stem from kaffir lime leaves
3) Cut the ingredients, remember to bash lemon grass and shallots lightly so they become more fragrant
4) Cut chicken to bite size
5) Fill pot with water on medium heat
6) Add galangal, lemon grass and shallots
7) When water is boiling add chicken and salt
8) Simmer chicken until 70% cooked, add coconut milk
9) Simmer chicken until 100% cooked, while removing/skimming froth
10) Add mushroom and kaffir lime leaves. Kaffir leaves should be submerged in soup and cooked using lid(to keep it green) for 30 seconds.
11) Season with fish sauce, tamarind juice and coconut sugar. Stir/mix well. Taste it. Should be salty, sour and a little sweet. Adjust if needed.
12) Turn of the heat. Add chilies and lime juice.
13) Stir well and sprinkle with fried dried chilies and coriander before serving.
14) Can add chili oil (optional) about 1 tablespoon
15) Serve hot.
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We hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as we do. If you have any additional questions on how to make it feel free to ask us. If you have made it already, we would love to hear your feedback😀

[@choyman8278]

Yummy delicious 😋 thank you for sharing 🙏🏻😊

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You are very welcome!

[@Sithgazmm]

Yum!

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Glad you like it😀

[@warisook]

Looks Tasty! This is one of my favorite soups.😋 I always order it at Thai restaurants. I will definitely make this for dinner. Thanks for sharing the recipe.😀

[@cookbakeenjoy4128]

Thank you very much. We agree completely, this soup is very delicious.😋😀

[@taoquan7541]

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[@hopewright3636]

Hi. Thanks for this! If I cannot get fresh kaffir lime leaves can I used dried ones purchased from Amazon? If so how many dried leaves do I use in place of fresh?

[@cookbakeenjoy4128]

The same or a few more. Kaffir lime leaves does not have to be so exact. It is mostly for the subtle aroma. (I`ve even skipped them completely when I can not get it.)