Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)

I know, I know, it’s summertime and who wants to have soup in the summer but make an exception for this Tom Kha Gai Soup, you’ll thank me :)

I searched the inter web for AUTHENTIC recipes and I’m happy to say that I did find some, I just had to really look! After doing my research, I found that the soup isn’t hard to make but you must have the ingredients in order to make it as traditional as possible. I can’t claim authenticity but I tried my hardest to stick with the original flavors and also adding my little spin on things but nothing that will take away from the traditional soup.

A little background on Tom Kha Gai —’Tom’ means soup, ‘Kha’ means galangal and ‘gai’ means chicken. So Tom Kha Gai means Chicken galangal soup. Tom Kha Gai is a surprisingly simple soup to make with all of the Thai flavors - a base of creamy coconut milk infused with lime, savory fish sauce galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, then tender pieces of chicken, mushrooms and tomatoes are added to make this soup really hearty.

Try this easy to make and quick soup out and you won’t regret it!

Thanks to Hot Thai Kitchen, Thai Caliente, Eating Thai Food and Tasty Thais for your wonderful recipes!