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  Pad Thai  
Coconut Ginger Soup
Thai Sour Salad
Red Ruby
Thai Traditional Tea
   (Thai µéÁ¢èÒ: Tom-Kha)  
 
  Considering the abundance of ginger and coconuts in Thailand, Tom Kha was a natural evolution of Tom Yum soup. Real Thai Tom Kha soup passed uses galangal to provide the zesty character of this soup, the final blend is a full body soup that can enjoyed as a meal by adding chicken.
Ingredients :
50 g           Real Thai Coconut Ginger Paste
3 cups        Real Thai Coconut Milk
2 cups        Water
500 g         Chicken breast fillets, cut into large bite-size cubes
1 can         Straw mushrooms, drained
2 stalks      Fresh lemon grass, cut into matchstick size pieces or 1 tsp dried
                  lemon grass, soaked in hot water until soft
4 slices       Fresh galangal (Thai ginger), sliced
1 piece       Fresh coriander (cilantro) root, bruised
4 leaves     Kaffir lime leaves, shredded
3 chili          Red chili, seeded and chopped
2 tbsp        Thai fish sauce
2 tbsp         Lemon juice
Optional garnish: Fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves

Cooking Instruction :
1. Place Real Thai coconut milk and water in a wok and bring to boil over a medium heat.
2. Add Real Thai coconut ginger paste, chicken (favor meat) then simmer for 6 minutes.
3. Stir-in chili, fish sauce, and lemon juice until you get just the taste you like.
4. To serve, ladle into bowls and scatter with coriander (cilantro) leaves.