Thai Sweet Basil Olive Oil
To make a tasty olive oil, I infused Thai sweet basil flowers in olive oil for a month and now I have lovely, fragrant Thai holy basil olive oil.
Steamed Egg with Shrimp
Steamed egg was one of my favourite Thai dishes when I was very young. It’s so quick and easy and the soft texture of the cooked eggs makes it a firm favourite with mothers cooking for their children.
Pork and Cucumber Soup
Tom Jued Tang Kwa Yad Sai or pork and cucumber soup is a Chinese style clear soup. It uses simple ingredients that should be readily available at your local supermarket.
Crispy Tofu with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Crispy Tofu with Peanut Dipping Sauce or Tao Hu Tod Gab Nam Gin Tu-ua as it would be called in Thai makes a great Thai snack or appetiser for your Thai dinner.
Rice Balls in Sweet Coconut Milk
Bua Loy is an old style Thai dessert made mainly from Rice Flour. This dessert can come in a variety of different shapes and colours as we will see.
Fried Fish in Turmeric
Bplah Tod Kamin is a simple and quick way to cook fish giving it a nice crispy taste. Translated it’s Fried Fish in Turmeric, kamin being Thai for turmeric.
Sour Yellow Curry with Cha-Om Omelette
Gairng Som is a sour curry from the South of Thailand, som meaning sour in English. You can also eat this dish in Bangkok but it goes under a different name, Gairng Luang (yellow curry).
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea
An Chan is an incredibly healthy Thai tea. It is made from Butterfly Pea Flowers and has a whole host health benefits. It also changes colour magically when you add other ingredients. When ever I can get Butterfly Pea Flowers I always like to start my Khao Lak cooking class with an ice-cold An Chan Tea.
Thai-Style Tuna Salad
Yam Tunah follows on from my last recipe of easy Thai fish dishes I’ve come up with in my free time from my Thai cooking class in Khao Lak. This time you will need a can of tuna and a few simple ingredients to create a zesty, spicy Thai-style Tuna Salad.
Sardines fried in Red Curry Paste
Pad Krung Garing Bplah Kapong is an easy, simple version of a classic Thai curry using tinned sardines. Its a perfect meal when your kitchen cupboards are empty and you need something spicy.