The best chicken and rice you’ll ever have – ข้าวมันไก่

Boiled chicken and rice sounds a little bland doesn’t it? Not this one!! Khao man gai food stands are a very common sight on the streets of thailand. If you don’t know how to ask for it in Thai, just point. They’ll almost definitely follow up your request with a question as to whether you’d …

Steamed Rice – ข้าวสวย

Cooking jasmine rice is extremely simple. The ratio of rice to water is different for all types of rice. 1 measure rice to 1.5 of water works well with most jasmine rice, but it’s best to check on the packaging to see if the ratio is different. If you’ve bought the rice from a shop …

Minced chicken and basil, on rice, with a fried egg on top – ผัดกะเพราไก่ราดข้าวใส่ไข่ดาว

This is what comfort food is all about! The egg isn’t necessary but I love it as a finishing touch. Might be a man thing as Sandy isn’t into it. Be sure to open the windows before you start cooking, otherwise you’ll be sneezing quite a lot. This feeds 1 but can, of course, be …

Crispy Pork and Chinese Broccoli over Rice – ผัดคะน้าหมูกรอบ

This delightful dish blends melt-in-the-mouth crispy pork belly with crunchy chinese broccoli creating a flavour sensation that will have you coming back for more every time. Once you have made the crisp pork belly, it is exceptionally quick to prepare and cook. The recipe below serves 2.   Ingredients: 2 tables spoons of oil 5 …