This soup is packed with herbs and spices, blended with coconut milk and stock, and loaded up with prawns and chicken. For the paste, blend the paste ingredients in a food processor until smooth.

Translated from Thai, "tom" means boiling (i.e. soup), "gai" means chicken, and "kha" is the seasoning we know as galangal. So there you have it: a boiling dish featuring chicken and galangal.

Tom Kha Gai is a famous Thai coconut chicken soup that brings together rich coconut milk, aromatic herbs, and spices, creating a perfect balance of creamy, tangy, and savoury flavours. Originating ...