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Thai Food: Phad Ka Prao and Kaeng Liang Recipe : Thailand Food 2008

Thai Food: Phad Ka Prao and Kaeng Liang Recipe : Thailand Food 2008
by Wevangti
Phad Ka Prao Main IngredientIngredientsPhad Ka Prao sauce 80 gChicken fillet 80 gSteamed rice 250 gCut in 0.5 cm. slices 5 gVegetable oil 20 gWater 5 gSliced red spur chili 25 gNote: This portion is for 2 servings.How to cook 1. Stir-fry sliced chicken with oil until the meat is cooked. 2. Add spur chili, steamed rice and Phad Ka Prao sauce, mix thoroughly. Put basil, mix together before removing from the heat and it is ready to serve.Phad Ka Prao sauce IngredientIngredientsBasil 50 gGarlic 375 gGalangal 50 gShrimp paste 15 gPalm sugar 100 gVegetable oil 500 gHot chilies (green/red) 150 gShallots 125 gGrounded pepper 2.5 gFish sauce 375 gSalt 25 gWater 1000 gNote: This recipe makes 2.5 kg of Pad Ka Prao sauceHow to cook 1. Ground hot chilies, garlic, shallots, galangal, pepper and shrimp paste together. Add basil and roughly grind them.2. Stir-fry Pad Ka Prao paste with oil until fragrant.3. Add fish sauce, palm sugar and salt.4. Pack in plastic bags, 80 gram per bag.Strong point of Khao Phad Ka Prao: Lower calories and fat compared to Phad Thai. High phosphorus from chicken.Medical Benefit- Basil: Release tension, high blood pressure- Red & green hot chili: Digestive, laxative, expectorant, cold relief- Shallot: Relief cold, catarrh- Garlic: Reduce cholesterol, cancer, infection, antifungal- Galangal: Carminative, expectorant___________________________________________________________Kaeng Liang (Spicy herb vegetables soup) Main IngredientIngredientsKaeng Liaeng soup 500 gPeeled and sliced pumpkins 450 gPeeled and sliced sponge gourd 300 gMushroom 250 gIvy gourd 150 gLemon basil 70 gNote: This recipe is for 3 servings.How to cook 1. Add Kaeng Liaeng soup in a pot, bring to boil. 2. Add sliced pumpkins first and then add other vegetables such as sponge gourd, mushrooms and ivy gourd. Bring to boil. Remove from the heat and then sprinkle lemon basil. 3. Ready to serve.Kaeng Liang Soup IngredientIngredientsGrounded pepper 100 gShallot 750 gDried shrimps 600 gFood seasoning (pork flavor) 270 gShrimp paste 260 gThai chilies 40 gWater 13 kgNote: These ingredients are for 13 kg.How to cook1. Pound dried shrimps finely. Add pepper, Thai chilies, shrimp paste and shallots in the mortar and pound finely. 2. Put Kaeng Liaeng paste and water in a pot. Add food seasoning and bring to boil.Strong point of Kaeng Liang: Low fat and low calories. Fibers from vegetables.Medical BenefitPepper: Peptic, carminative, coolingShallot: Relief cold, catarrhHot chili: Digestive, laxative, expectorant, cold reliefSweet basil: CarminativeGord gourd: Carminative, relief fever, nourish eyesSponge gourd: Nourish heart, laxative, coolingPumpkin: Nourish eyes

How To Make Great Tasting Vegetarian Soup Recipes

How To Make Great Tasting Vegetarian Soup Recipes
by Muna wa Wanjiru
Soup is known to be a comfort food. Besides eating soup to get well or even to take the place of a meal when you are too lazy, you will find these soups are a delicious in so many ways. For the lovers of vegetables you will find that you can make great tasting vegetarian soup recipes.You will find these myriad vegetarian soup recipes on the internet and also from cookery books that have soups listed down. Each of these soup recipes has lots of interesting ingredients and ways of making the soup.The different types of vegetarian soup recipes will allow you to have a meal or a starter that is both filling as it is nutritious. You can find a great quantity of these recipes on the internet. For instance you can see how to make a soup like a black and red bean soup.In this soup you will find that red and black beans are used together with chili powder and vegetable broth. The entire dish is simmered until you have a soup that is rich in flavor as the beans are soft enough to eat along with the broth.For a fully vegetarian soup you can see about trying one of the vegetarian soup recipes that includes only fresh vegetables that complement each other. One such recipe for soups is that of a Butternut squash soup. In this soup you will find a mixture of vegetables that all contribute towards the taste. For instance you will see there are vegetables like celery, onions, butternut squash, potatoes, and carrots.These vegetables and spices are left to slowly blend together as the soup simmers over the fire. You will find that you can also look for international style vegetarian soup recipes. These will include ones like a Thai peanut soup, Mega Veggie Soup and Brazilian black bean soup among many others.In all of these vegetarian soup recipes you will find that you have the chance of adding or changing the ingredients which are provided on the recipes. You can by this method make these soups taste different.While you may initially feel that any type of soup will not fill you up there are many exceptions to this rule. You can also find interesting vegetarian soup recipes which will provide you with a hint of meat in the soup for added flavoring and chunky texture.The various vegetarian soup recipes that you can look through will provide you with the tools that you need to make delicious tasting side dishes, starter courses and very filling main meal dishes. The sheer variety of vegetarian soup recipes will allow you to expand the ever growing collection of recipes that you can collect for a complete vegetarian diet and lifestyle.Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Vegetarian Cooking for Years. For More Information on Vegetarian Soup Recipes, Visit His Site at VEGETARIAN SOUP RECIPES

Thai Foods and Cooking : Thailand tour thailand hotel reservation review 2008

Thai Foods and Cooking : Thailand tour thailand hotel reservation review 2008
Thai Foods and Cooking
by KaiThai food has become in recent years one of the world's favoritecuisines. When we speak of "Thai food ", we are in fact talking offour very distinct regions in the country, each with their own culinarytraditions. We are speaking too of the dishes created in the royalcourts and palaces of Old Siam, that have been passed downthrough many generations of chefs, and finally into public domain.Good food also comes up from the street level, and many ofThailand's most popular dishes can be found at the smallest foodstalls and restaurants. And there is the influence of China, India,Malaysia and other neighbouring countries. So all these differentfactors come together under the label "Thai food", and you will findthem in varying degrees at any Thai restaurant you care to visit,anywhere in the world.One of the most distinctive aspects of the cuisine is its use of herbsand spices. With regard to the spices, some Thai dishes are veryhot, but by no means all of them. The herbs have another function,in addition to providing flavour, in that they all have to varyingdegrees various medical and therapeutic benefits.Thailand has a long history, going back to ancient times, of the useof herbs for medical purpose, and this in turn has permeated theways of cooking and preparing food. Coupled with its low-fatqualities and its essential freshness, this helps make thai food oneof the healthiest anywhere. Another important aspect about Thaifood is the hospitality and friendliness, the sheer enjoyment of goodcompanionship and of eating that is such a powerful element of theThai personality. Sharing a meal is an important part of the day forany Thai person, and meal are very seldom taken alone. That is whyall the dishes are generally served at once during Thai meal, andwhy there is a communal spoon placed alongside each dish forpeople to help themselves and to serve others.A Thai meal ideally is a communal affair, principally because thegreater the number of dinners the greater the number of dishes thatcan be sampled. Diners choose what ever they require from sharedishes and generally add it to their own plate of rice. All the dish areserve simultaneously, or nearly so. The object is to archive aharmonious blend of the spicy, the subtle, the sweet and sour, anda meal is meant to be equally satisfying to the eye, nose and palate.Thailand is blessed with many varieties of plants, herbs and spiceswhich ensure s balanced diet. Today, visitors can both relish classicThai menus and the benefits of a natural diet, and study the art ofThai cooking at several specialist schools in Bangkok and majorbeach resorts.You can see more information about Thailand and Thailand tourismat