Turmeric Chicken Soup Recipe ไก่ต้มขมิ้น - Hot Thai Kitchen!

This super easy, comforting chicken soup is full of wonderful aromas of traditional Thai herbs that truly represents simple home cooking from the south of Thailand. Turmeric, the star of the dish, is an herb that's not used too often in Thai cuisine as a whole, but it is used a LOT in the south! I particularly love this dish because you literally throw everything into a pot and let it go. How much more stress-free can dinner be, right??
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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the KZbin channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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[@PailinsKitchen]

HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video. Thank you for watching!

[@dirty_chanterelle]

i can't express my thanks enough, since this became my favorite "daily" soup to make. i even do mint instead of kaffir lime leaves/ginger instead of galangal if i can't get them on that day, and it's still an amazing balance of tartness, heat and fatty-oily goodness with turmeric infusing absolutely everything. it just doesn't get old.

[@user-pz2kj7ck5r]

great tips to freeze galangal n lemongrass. thx 👍

[@tookitogo]

女の子ムスリム I do it wth ginger, too. Frozen ginger is easily grated with a microplane grater.

[@AbdallahAbboud0]

Pailin, I have been watching your channel for a couple of years and got a lot of inspirations and tried many delicious Thai dishes. I tried this and it was amazing. Well done and thank you so much.

[@tthesweetestsinn]

Love this dish! I ate it all the time when I was a kid. My parents always made it with naturally raised free rage chicken which I find tastes a lot better than yarding chicken! I prefer lime juice over tamarind though. I think the clear broth looks more appetizing with this dish.

[@daviddownie4638]

Made this tonight. OMG now one of my favorite soups ever!!!!!!

[@peterstang]

This is my type of Thai food. Thank you.

[@sufinorliyana7800]

I tried this recipe. It is really good. Both my daughter and husband loves it.

[@greezgrazz]

แม่ทำให้ทานบ่อยๆค่ะ ชอบมาก ไก่ต้มขมิ้นอาหารปักษ์ใต้

[@cathiekoh1]

I was looking for turmeric dishes but mostly found them in fried chicken. It is absolutely delicious and it is easy to cook! Thank you for the wonderful recipe. I look forward to see more of your videos.

[@v84u2fear]

Love all your videos! You make everything look so easy to make 😬

[@1yanga]

My mom is overcoming so I made this soup for her. I added beach & unagi mushrooms at the last 5min. It was so good but I'll have to up the turmeric next time since I barely tasted it. The other herb flavoring came through beautifully. Thanks Pai for sharing this recipe.

[@rebeccang4712]

Love the soup. The taste immediately after cooking and the taste several hours later makes a lot of difference. Though the soup is still clear but it seems to develop into a much richer taste. Love the earthy yet clear soup. Simple and fast. 2 thumbs up!

[@maryleialoha2843]

This is the first of your 3 recipes I've tried so far. All crazy "ono", delicous in Hawaiian. At first the smells of the lemongrass and kefir lime leaves were new and very different from what I usually cook. After it cooked all the smells of the different ingredients came together and made me float. My husband loved it too. The second day it tasted even better. You are an awesome teacher.

[@nuiacain186]

Perfection choice of recipe. You are rock as usual. Thank you.

[@windbreaker57]

This is another downloadable gem, Pai. Definitely adding this to my soup staples.

[@sushmitadebbarman]

Perfect soup recipe I was looking for..with great tips😊

[@berylsu168]

Cooked this last evening. Had it with rice for dinner. Yes, it is good. Thanks.

[@gamhy788x2]

I love her style

[@addyn3251]

Thank you Pai...finally i ve found the chicken dish that i love to eat while i was in Bangkok recently! How wonderful...now i can cook it at home myself!

[@GamingFoodie]

Wow this looks really wonderful, especially on a chilly day!

[@ziggys2021]

Pailin, Thank you so much I will try that one also!

[@siamChinese]

thank u...i love this dish...has been looking for recipe for years...

[@septemberrain4625]

Pai, I love your little bloopers at the end. so cute 😍

[@josephrosenfeld5144]

I am going to make this soup this week. Thanks, Pai!

[@agnesaquino3305]

I like the way you Cook excellent And very easy to understand and Tumaric is new recipe I will try them tonight thanks sharing your recipe

[@mr.marshallck5507]

ไพลิน.. ฉันอยากจะลิ้มรสนํ้าชปไก่ของคุณคืนนี้. อร่อย...😘😋

[@amc3450]

Nice and easy recipe. Thanks

[@shalyra4043]

thnks Pailin..tried it n it taste soo gd n refreshing..luv it!

[@bullymama369]

I can't wait to try this! I make a shrimp egg drop soup that I start with ginger garlic and fresh tumeric that is divine. I can only imagine this recipe is going to be drool worthy.

[@Samjellyfiz08077]

I made this today and it was soooo good!! Thanks for sharing this recipe Paiin

[@Samjellyfiz08077]

*Pailin

[@mariacecymorales1625]

Hi Pai! I made this soup today, and it was delicious! Thank you for the recipie. No time for pictures LOL

[@cruz191091]

oh my god. The colour. As a guy from a country that uses lots of turmeric, I can say that the colour in this soup is so appetising.

[@hennychen8784]

Thank you 😊 for this recipe 💗

[@mellio9077]

Your passion for food shows. And it makes it so delightful to follow your show. I learn so much from you and have really been enjoying trying your recipes at home. But please! Open a restaurant soon! 😊😊😊

[@SneakycreationsNL]

Love your content. I am Filipino living in the Netherlands and Thai Food is my favourite 😻

[@AussieAngeS]

That looks fabulous, I love tumeric and use it every day. So good for you.

[@10SoccerCrazy]

Thank you krab, P.. It looks amazing, will try this! :D

[@TKrandi]

Hi, A wonderful young man who brought my groceries to me from Fresh St. Market told me about your channel. I haven't missed a video yet. Thank you so much, you are such a delight to watch. Your dishes have brought a healthier eating style to my home. West Van, BC.

[@PailinsKitchen]

That's so good to hear! Thanks so much! And pass my thanks on to the young man should you see him again :)

[@mahijagopalan2631]

Looks really really yum!! I m sure it's nice to have this on a cold night with somtbpiping hot rice or toasted bread. Tks for sharing Pai.

[@mariazhou8515]

I really like your Thai food, and I plan to travel to Thailand.

[@panufrancs8400]

ดูปี 2019 แหล่ะ คิดว่า This soup s going to be my next dinner ขอบคุณสำหรับ recipe คับ

[@edmit2001]

My favorite dish!

[@ummusakinah4051]

awesome recipe

[@marielole1577]

hahaha I love your vids! you are so funny and simple keep it that way!!! :) I admire a person who is jolly and loves to smile. Keep it up Pailin

[@carmendawnallan8871]

Txs For Tip,On Putting Fish sauce and Sugar On Wings. 😊 Also Recipe ♡

[@ws9188]

Thank you 🤩🤩 look yummy 😋😋😋

[@intanazurahjyahya7701]

the recipe similiar with our soup in Malaysia..we called it Singgang Ayam...so delicious.. :)

[@aidas.huertas3465]

Delicious recipe wow

[@wikkia.7666]

I have never heard of this dish! But it looks delicious..my husband hates turmeric but I've changed his mind about food he hates before by cooking him our wonderful thai versions of things!! ...must go do some grocery shopping for turmeric and tamarind!!

[@Mai-nom96]

I have recently subscribed your channel ... You are nice and your recepies are aweosm.😍

[@oliviaantonette5647]

Could you share a gaeng som recipe Pai! I tried it twice in BKK and fell in love! ❤️❤️❤️ forever grateful if you did!

[@eviezain1820]

i love this soup too , อยากรู้วิธีทำไก่ต้มใบชะมวงด้วยคะ, ไม่ทราบว่าได้ทำลงด้วยรึป่าว , อาหารใต้หลายอย่างอร่อยคะ หนูชอบ .

[@yariyaravlog]

hello there Pailin,can you please make green mango salad recipe the thai style i love this so much,by the way i love all your cookin. thank you.

[@duphysoup]

Beautiful skin! I'm so jealous lol Love your videos!

[@main2333]

Yum. Also close to tom yum but instead of tomatoes. Turmeric which is good for colds

[@1yanga]

Made this again for the 2nd time. Added tofu & Beach mushrooms cause hubby doesn't eat meat. Did not disappoint!

[@eanleeparkin7004]

I am going to made this dish.

[@Doughnutthanwarin]

Great dish! I’m planing to make it tomorrow. How much powder turmeric should I use in this recipe? Thank you P Pai

[@tinnitin49]

My 3 yo daughter really loves ur videos. Everytime she misses u, she will kindly ask "หนูอยากดูพี่คนสวยทำกับข้าวค่ะ" lol. We are ur Thai fans in Moscow :)

[@theindianvlog5990]

coz this bitch acts like kinder garden teacher

[@TeddieSook]

you should do this Thai tom-yum soup... but with fish eggs... like a whole egg sack... i don't know what it's called in Thailand... but I LOVE eating it ever since I was a kid...

[@cherylabelseth3099]

Yummy yummy yummy 😋. Thank you 😊

[@rudavalek]

I love those southern ran aharn where you can just look under lids of many pots and choose your menu :-)

[@jackhoward825]

this looks delicious! how long can I keep it in the fridge?

[@jazzclarinetHQ]

Thank you for your recipes! I've been learning a lot from them. Right now, my pot is simmering with my, I guess, Malayasian-ized version of it. I have so many Malaysian herbs that I bought a while back when I wanted to make Rendang, etc, so I figured I'd add them in this (lesser galangal, salam leaves, turmeric leaves) along with my Indian-cooking favorites (garlic, ginger, self-ground spices). Hopefully it'll turn out good, haha!

[@contactjoy4140]

Combining Malay and Indian flavors, to my pallette, would be a delight! Your meal must have been amazingly flavorful!

[@Angelique218]

Pai, if I can't get fresh turmeric but have the powder, how many tsp or tbsp should I put instead and the same with the galanggal? Thanks Pai, you are looking great.

[@springriver5651]

Rosita Chua I would like to know too how much turmeric powder should be used

[@jakeysea]

Oh man. I love your vids. My Thai friends are gonna be so impressed when I make them something I learned from you. Curious. I have just burners on my stove. I really like the hot plate you’re cooking on cause it has a flame. Can you tell us what that product is? I wanna buy it. Thank you.

[@anthonysubandi4057]

This is very similiar to Indonesian "soto ayam" (probably less fish sauce and we pound the spices very fine). I gotta try this Thai cousin of soto! :D

[@haysiaayesha281]

More like "asem-asem" minus fish sauce ofcourse

[@dapurmoza2703]

It's similar to indonesian food " Garang asam" 😍

[@Deeferdoo]

I just made this today and it was absolutely delicious! This is a keeper. Thank you for this and I think you make Thai food so much more accessible and doable than any other chef. The component that you mentioned that’s difficult to get, I wonder if it’s the tamarind peel/ skin because you used tamarind paste instead? We call it kulit assam if it is. Really curious what it is.

[@contactjoy4140]

Lol. I actually heard, just yesterday, another chef use the expression, "forking the chicken". She was alone so, no reaction from the sidelines.... 🤣 I did laugh when I heard it! 03.30.2022. But, it seems to be a new expression that has entered our American grammar! The play on words is not missed!😁😉

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

lol! This was such a good one, thanks for the trip down memory lane :) Yes it IS a legit term as you say (they use it in cooking school), but it's the particular intonation that really got me :) Cheers! Adam

[@CourageousKitchen]

LOL, I approve of your word choice! Great recipe as always!

[@PailinsKitchen]

Haha, of course you do ;) Thanks!

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

lol! ... and hey Dwight! (it was more the intonation than anything else :) )

[@DStrayCat69]

Excellent video :-) Some great tips too... I keep my Lemon Grass in the freezer, but it never occurred to me to freeze Galanga... Moreover, I think Ginger might be a good candidate for freezing. I used to freeze my ginger whole and cut off pieces as needed. I'm going to try to cut it first an then freeze it... See if there's a difference in taste and/or quality. Thanks for sharing that :-)

[@eliyu5885]

Hi Pailin, Thank you for all the delicious Thai food you show us how to cook. This dish, can I cook this dish in an Instant Pot?

[@eliyu5885]

Forgot to ask. Is the tamarind you used the hard solid block sold at Asian stores? I saw those but did not know how to use them. Do you cut a chunk and dissolve in a little water? Thanks again.

[@519forestmonk9]

Ohh yum

[@monalizzalaron4284]

In the Philippines, there is a turmeric adobo version. It's called "adobo sa dilaw" which means yellow adobo. I did see your Filipino adobo video and thought you might be interested in another adobo variation 😊

[@b0rtie]

Mona Lizza Laron Wow! Thank you for telling us about this adobo. I just googled it, and it looks amazing! Salamat po.

[@andrewaway]

This looks great. Do you eat the chunks of turmeric?

[@johnnyQvlogs]

yummmy

[@marshi09]

Have you tried cooking Chicken TINOLA? It's almost the same just without the Tom yum herbs and tamarind but it has young papaya or chayote and chili leaves and/or moringa leaves plus long green peppers. Fish sauce with calamansi and Chili's are added as condiment to taste

[@msstephaniexiong]

yum

[@adityabiyani387]

super tasty

[@tinlelam2859]

Hi Palin! Where did you get the porable gas stove? It is really nice. As always, we love your recipes.

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

Hi Tinle! It's the Iwatani shown on her page here hot-thai-kitchen.com/shop-for-ingredients-and-tools/

[@tookitogo]

Tinle Lam You'll find these gas burners at any Asian supermarket! :)

[@MrTValleyguy]

This looks amazing. Is the sugar necessary? I am on a paleo type diet, which means sugar free. Perhaps there's an alternative.

[@junbecks]

Rewatching this recipe, i think i know what som kaeg is. In malaysian and indonesian cooking we call it Asam Keping from the garcinia fruit.

[@c0t556]

I don't even cook, but I'm addicted to your videos just because I like to hear you speaking English! 😂

[@mooncake5016]

I like the tips about having wings instead of boneless chicken meat. Now I know how to make chicken broth with wings.

[@jonathonsimon7770]

+Pailin's Kitchen Since you are expanding your cooking outside of Thai, I offer a challenge to you - could you show us how to make a dough for stretch noodles. I know there's an art (as well) to pulling the noodles, but I have tried many times just to get a dough that will pull, and have had no luck.

[@meeleetee8530]

This reminds me of our soup in Indonesia called pindang.

[@nn-ym8qn]

Thanks it's so easy and delicious. Made it couple of times and once I ended up tossing some mushrooms and carrot in the soup🤣

[@keganwallace8753]

Nice 👍🏻

[@hemlatabisnauthsing54]

Hi Pai, I just want to ask, can use ginger and lemon, as some of the ingrediense it hard to get for me, where I am at

[@mikejoe21]

It looks delicious and easy to make!! What's the size of your Le Creuset pot?

[@PailinsKitchen]

1.8 L :)

[@mikejoe21]

Thanks

[@JoelYusof]

very similar with our malaysian east coast soup called "singgang".. never with chicken,lemongrass and lime leaves but fish instead..

[@jeemingsean5703]

kelantan?

[@JoelYusof]

jee sean kelantan and terengganu

[@noorYel]

muhammad azizol mohd yusof in philippines we called it sinigang😂 malay and phil is too many similar words

[@JoelYusof]

ramztien26 yeah.. we had a lot in common.. asean anyway

[@nurulnadhrah28]

pindang pon lebih kurang.

[@luizgueiros]

omg you are wonderful

[@CultureRecipe]

Didn't know Turmeric has presence in Thai cuisine too! Any Indian dish is incomplete without turmeric, even the basic ones! Pai, when you greet us with folded hands seems like you're about to say Namaste :)

[@anjaliveer]

Well culture recipe thailand n combodia this countries r ancient indian influence, u can do some research on that...

[@CultureRecipe]

Thank you Anjali for passing on this information :) We'll definitely dig deeper into this! It's great to see India being a part of the globe in every possible way!

[@tmnprlsaicntr]

Som Kaek is a sibling of the malabar tamarind & that can be found at Indian groceries. It is called kudampuli in South India .

[@ailawil89]

I was just re-watching one of your episodes last night in which you also say “ fork the chicken” and I just had to laugh out loud. Great recipe as always. As a fan, may I request you briefly mention how to prepare all the chicken dishes with chicken breasts? Now I know the flavour and texture won’t be the same, but my husband is picky and chicken breast is the only thing he’ll have. For this particular recipe, my guess is I’ll have to throw them in last minute, thinly sliced, and of course, use chicken stock.

[@idletalker]

this looks soooo good, I have to try it. one question: is it easier to find tumeric root in asian grocery stores? cause my normal one doesn't carry it I think

[@PailinsKitchen]

Yes Asian stores or health food stores like Whole Foods has it too (more expensive there though).

[@SwordofManticorE]

i am cooking the recipe now.

[@saltofpetra-4502]

Ah hah! Now I know what to do with my leftover turkey! Thanks!

[@NingasKugon09]

Hmmm, yummy! it's like SINAMPALUKANG MANOK...minus the cilantro instead add young tamarind leaves...