Archive for July, 2012

A Spicy Thai Salad (Yum Woon Sen Gai)

Yum Woon Sen, is a Thai bean thread noodle salad that is often served with either prawns or ground chicken. The ‘dressing’ is made up of the usual Thai ingredients, naam pla (fish sauce), lime juice and lemon grass. I also added lots of coriander (cilantro) and mint to my recipe. The salad can be […]

Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla )

You can use pretty much any fish. I used basa, a fresh water fish with firm, white flesh. The fish is first blended into a sticky paste with an egg, to bind the mixture, red curry paste, cornstarch or tapioca flour and fish sauce. The paste is then mixed with fragrant kaffir lime leaves and […]

Crab Fried Rice (Khao Pad Poo)

Of all the fried rice dishes, Crab Fried Rice is the king of fried rice that gets to meet and greet important guests. When I was a kid, crab fried rice was the dish that came at the end of the 10-20 course wedding banquet. Crab Fried Rice is a dish that you do not […]

Thai Chili Garlic Dipping Sauce (Nam Phrik)

In Thailand, every household has a different variation on the Nam Phrik recipe. However, Nam Prik has all the same basic ingredients: garlic, fresh chilies, fish sauce and lime juice. Thai chilies or also called Bird’s eye chili are one of the hottest chills out there, so once you have been cutting these please make sure […]

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