Authentic Tom Kha Gai Recipe & Video - Seonkyoung Longest (2024)

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What's the difference between Tom Yum and Tom Kha? ›

Tom Yum is much spicier, and has a clear broth. Tom Kha uses coconut milk to stabilize and mellow the flavors, making it both sweeter and slightly heavier. While both soups can be made with a variety of proteins, tom yum usually calls for shrimp, while tom kha is commonly made with chicken.

Tom Kha Soup is a cooking recipe. It can be obtained by buying it from the Traveling Merchant or cooking.

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.

Traditionally, this is served over steamed jasmine rice, but you can have fun serving it over rice noodles, too. The toppings served with tom kha gai vary, but a bundle of cilantro leaves, wedges of lime, extra fish sauce and a basic chili oil are standard options.

Now that we've established that “tom” means “boiling a broth”, knowing that “kha” means galangal will quickly help us understand that this soup's main ingredient is the galangal (don't confuse it with “king” or ginger now!).

The nutritional benefits of Tom Kha Gai are as varied as its ingredients. Chicken, the soup's traditional protein, is an excellent source of lean protein, crucial for muscle repair and overall body health.

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Ingredients. N.B: you can add more soy, sugar, fish sauce or lime juice to your taste. Optional: - Want to thicken your soup mix 3 tsp of cornstarch w/ 8 tsp of water and mix well in the soup.

Is Tom Kha soup good when you're sick? ›

Ginger, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, and lemongrass support your immune system. So the soup is perfect during the cold and flu season, for recovery from an illness, or just for boosting immunity and preventing infections. There are many variations to Tom Kha soup, and this recipe is my take on the classic.

One of my favorite things about this dish is that it's a delightfully low carb soup. It's full of low carb and nutrient-dense ingredients. making this a great dish for those living a keto lifestyle. With only 8 grams of carbs per serving, you can enjoy this soup guilt-free!

Tom Kha vs.

Perhaps you have seen “Tom Kha Gai” on the menu at Thai restaurants- “Tom Kha” means galangal (flavorful relative of ginger) soup and “Tom Kha Gai” refers to the chicken version of the soup. And “Tom Yum” refers to a different Thai soup that has a tomato base instead of coconut milk.

For the lemon grass, I like to either cut them in half or take the back of the knife and smash them once of twice. This opens up the stalk so you get that delicious flavor! Most large grocery stores have fresh lemon grass. If you do not have lemongrass, then some lemon zest is an easy substitute.

The Thai word for “boil” or tom (pronounced “dtome”) features prominently on Thai menus and tom yum goong is probably one of the most famous Thai dishes in the world.

Tom kha gai, or Thai coconut chicken soup, is a spicy and sour hot soup made with coconut milk. The heat comes from chili-garlic sauce and the sour from the lime juice.

Tom yum typically has about 90 calories; tom kha has 350 due to the inclusion of coconut milk. Something to note is that both soups are flavorful and delicious. Compared to other favorites like French onion soup, they both have fewer calories.

Tom yum soup is another good choice for weight loss because the shrimp or chicken in the soup is low in fat and calories. Past studies done by top Japan universities have also shown that the soup is 100 times more effective in inhibiting the growth of certain cancerous cells than other foods.