{"id":3484,"slug":"tom-kha-kai","title":"Tom Kha Kai","description":"Tom kha kai (or tom kha gai) is a Thai soup with the distinct, very Thai flavor of galangal, a rhizome somewhat similar to ginger. Kha means \"galangal\" in Thai. This version of the soup is made with chicken (kai or gai).","ingredients_raw":["2½ cups (600 ml) coconut milk","3¼ cups (775 ml) chicken stock","4 stalks lemongrass, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces or split lengthwise","2 x 1-inch (5 x 2.5 cm) cube galangal, sliced thin","3–4 mini Thai bird chilies, finely chopped","400 g chicken, cubed","1 medium onion, quartered","1 tomato, quartered and peeled","1 cup (150 g) mushrooms, sliced","1½ teaspoon sugar","¼ teaspoon pepper","3 tablespoons lime juice","2 tablespoons soy sauce","4 tablespoons cilantro"],"ingredients_norm":["coconut milk","chicken stock","lemongrass","galangal","mini thai bird chili","chicken","onion","tomato","mushroom","sugar","pepper","lime juice","soy sauce","cilantro"],"steps":["Bring stock and coconut milk to a boil.","Add lemongrass, galangal, chilies, sugar, and pepper.","Add onion, tomato, chicken bits, and mushrooms.","Keep at a rolling boil for 4 minutes.","Remove the pot from the heat.","Stir in lime juice and soy sauce.","Garnish with cilantro and chilies."],"categories":["Thai recipes","Recipes using coconut milk","Recipes for soup","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using bird chile","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using lime juice","Recipes using galangal","Recipes using chicken broth and stock","Recipes using lemongrass","Recipes using chicken","Recipes using mushroom"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":30,"servings":"5","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tom_Kha_Kai","source_ref":"4610527","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Tom_Kha_Kai&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"f1c57934a775c834af59776890cd75a28a91c0050f220e7118961308d4107d6e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:28Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:28Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/tom-kha-kai"}