Thai Chicken and Coconut Milk Soup (Tom Kha Gai ต้มข่าไก่)

Tom kha gai is a hot sweet soup made withcoconut milk , lemon grass and chicken. The fried chillies add a smoky flavor as well as texture, color and heat, but not so much that it overwhelms the soup.There are other versions made with either seafood (tom kha talay) or mushroom (tom kha het) or tofu (tom ka taohoo) too. All follow a similar recipe.

Ingredients
1/2 cup chicken breast, cut into small chunks
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup mushrooms
1 lemon grass, four inch piece, cut into very thin
3 sliced galanga
l2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded


Seasoning sauce ingredients
3 tablespoons fishsauc
2 poons lime juice
3 - 5 hot chillies, crushed

Preparations

In a bioling pot, pour coconut milk over a medium heat. Add galangal and lemon grass untill boiling. Add mushrooms untill boiling for 3 minutes. Add chicken untill cooked. Add seasoning sauce, hot chillies, and kaffir lime leaves. Lift into a serving bolw with coriander leaves.