Comments on: Authentic Tom Kha Gai (Thai coconut chicken soup)

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:00:07 +0000

This is insanely good! Aside from Pad Thai, I’ve never ventured into Thai food until I had Tom Kha Gai at a restaurant the other day. I was instantly obsessed so I went searching for an authentic recipe and so glad I landed on this! It was so easy to make and was seriously the best soup I’ve ever had. This will be a weekly staple at home for me! 💖

By: Emma Hawthorne

Emma Hawthorne — Fri, 02 May 2025 14:29:26 +0000

This was my first time ever making tom kha gai and it came out perfectly! I followed along with both the written recipe and the YouTube video. The soup was fantastic and everyone loved it!

By: steven lynch

steven lynch — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 01:27:37 +0000

I always add canned evaporated milk at the end.
It adds creamy flavour.
Try it!
Note. My thai gf gave me this tip.

By: Nicole Karazin

Nicole Karazin — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:49:27 +0000

Made this tonight with the papaya salad, turned out great! It was the perfect balance of sweet and sour. I didn't use a protein but think adding tofu or chicken would be very easy. I omitted the shrimp because I didn't have time for that and it was still wonderful.

By: Adam from HTK

Adam from HTK — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:33:55 +0000

In reply to Chrystal.

Hi Adam here and this might help re the difference in cream vs milk? https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/thai-ingredients Cheers!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:52:17 +0000

In reply to Jo. Lemongrass will lose all it's flavour quickly if boiled any longer, I assume the same applies to galangal.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:02:22 +0000

Thank u for the lovely recipe ,really flavorful -it was uncomplicated to cook and prepare ,perfect on a busy day . Watched your video and u explain it all so well and also you are easy to understand which is appreciated for those of us who don’t have English as our mother tongue.

By: Chrystal

Chrystal — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:02:53 +0000

Hi! Can’t wait to try this recipe!

Quick question: can I use coconut cream instead of coconut milk? What is the difference exactly? For example, another recipe I’m going to try is sticky rice and mango: most recipes call for coconut milk while others say coconut milk or cream.

Are they good alternatives if we don’t have one over the other?

By: Amy Palanjian

Amy Palanjian — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 01:25:02 +0000

This is delicious and very easy!

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:33:47 +0000

Hi,
I'm wondering why we aren't adding the aromatics with the chicken to give them more than 5 minutes?
5 minutes for galangal and lemongrass seems insufficient.
Does it have a fresher flavour that way?
Thanks
Jo

By: Pailin Chongchitnant

Pailin Chongchitnant — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:57:39 +0000

In reply to Niall. You can use dried, I'd probably add a few more as I think the aroma will not be as strong.

By: Dee F

Dee F — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:35:27 +0000

Is it weird that I still eat the galangal even though I know it's not to be eaten? 😝

By: Niall

Niall — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:30:13 +0000

Can't wait to try this! Just watched your updated video tutorial. I'm unable to source fresh lime leaves anymore - the only kind I can get a dried lime leaves from a local South-East Asian grocery store. So annoying as I adore the aroma of fresh! Do you have any tips on how to substitute dry for fresh leaves? Or whether they'll do the job at all? Any thoughts would be appreciated - thank you!

By: Niki

Niki — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:57:36 +0000

I've made this soup 3 times in the past couple of weeks. I'm addicted! I love Thai food and this tastes authentic and is so easy! Think I'll make it again today!

By: Luc

Luc — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:36:56 +0000

Hi, I left the fat on the chicken thighs and it blended in with the coco milk, the soup did not feel greasy. I wonder if you usually cut the fat from the chicken thighs in certain or all your recipes or leave it on. Thanks

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 02:11:47 +0000

This recipe will now be part of our regular meal rotation and we're so happy about it! We tried this tonight and were thrilled with how easy it was to make and how creamy it was. I can't handle much spice, so we altered the recipe by omitting the Thai chilis and replacing it with a spoonful of chili crisp. Thank you for such a delicious recipe!

By: Cara Gonzalez

Cara Gonzalez — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 01:35:50 +0000

Thank you so much for this recipe. This soup is my favorite soup and I’m so glad I can make this myself now. I tripled the recipe as I was pretty confident I’d love it and did not disappoint. Made the Thai chicken stock first and then the soup. I used chicken drum sticks for the stock and then for the mushrooms I used a combo of oyster mushrooms and mixed Asian mushrooms because it was what I had. Very happy and it’s perfect for winter. Thanks Palin!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:38:50 +0000

Extremely easy to follow recipe and the result is an excellent and delicious Tom Ka Gai!! I’ll definitely make this again, and again! I didn’t have any kaffir lime leaves so substituted with three peels of lime rind - works just fine!