Tom Kha Kai (ต้มข่าไก่), Chicken Galangal Soup
An acquaintance suggested ' Tom Kha Gai ' (or ' Tom Kha Kai ') during one of our meet-ups. 'The kids will love them," he had said. On a spectrum where the ' Tomyam ' is at one end while ' Poktek ' is on the other, I would say that the Tom Kha Kai sits somewhere in between. It is absolutely delicious and simple to prepare - you should try it out! Tom Kha Kai (ต้มข่าไก่), Chicken Galangal Soup Picture Credit: deSIAMCuisine (Thailand) Co Ltd Ingredients Chicken meat, preferably breast - 2 or 3, sliced into smaller chunks Galangal ( lengkuas ) - about 5 cm long, sliced Lemongrass ( serai ) - 2 stalks, sliced diagonally and about 3-inch long each Lemon/Lime juice - 2 tablespoons Thai Chilies or Bird's Eye Chilies ( cili padi ) - 6 if you want it spicy hot, 2 or none at all if you're making for children ...