I’m super excited to share this post with you today because I finally tried and have mastered one of my favourite Thai dishes- Thai chicken basil and rice i.e pad krapow with a lot of chili padi :) Desperate times of trying to limit contact by not ordering in food, calls for mastering your favourite dishes at home. #Breakfast was a simple egg on toast, #lunch was chicken basil with rice and #dinner was mac & cheese.
LUNCH- CHICKEN BASIL & RICE (PAD KRAPOW)
All my friends know about my love for Thai cuisine and everytime I visit Thailand, my two staple dishes are Pad Thai and chicken basil with rice. I’ve never tried making Thai food before, which is quite a shame given it’s so simple and extremely tasty!!
Ingredients:
450 gms chicken mince (wash well)
Light soya sauce as required
1 tsp dark soya sauce
1.5 tbsps minced garlic
3/4 red chilies chopped
2 green chilies chopped
1 tsp oyster sauce
A handful of washed basil leaves
1 egg
Salt to taste
Recipe for pad krapow:
Step 1: Heat oil in a pan. Add the chilies and garlic and let it sizzle for a while.
Step 2: Add in the chicken mince and let it cook for about 3 minutes.
Step 3: Add in the sauces and salt to taste.
Step 4: Add in the basil leaves and keep them for a little under a minute. Basil leaves cook very fast.
Please note- I’ve not used sugar or fish sauce in mine because I prefer it without the two, although that’s what the authentic dish has as key ingredients.
Plate up!!
Serve this with steamed rice and a sunny side up. I love adding a drizzle of chili padi (chilies in soya sauce) to my rice. The latter however, isn’t for people who can’t tolerate spice :)
DINNER- MAC & CHEESE
Dinner was a bowl of sinful cheesy macaroni. As much as we love our mac & cheese, we also acknowledge how many extra calories we’ve gained with this one meal! This took about 15 minutes to put together and thus I chose to be a little lazy and go with a quick meal.
Ingredients for my 15 minute mac & cheese:
1/2 a packet of macaroni (boiled)
2 tbsps flour
1.5 cups of milk
Salt to taste
Truffle oil spray
Shredded Cheese (as much as you desire)
Recipe for a simple 15 minute mac & cheese:
Step 1: Boil the macaroni and keep aside.
Step 2: For the sauce- Heat the milk and stir in the flour to this. Keep stirring till there are no lumps.
Step 3: Pour in the cheese to the sauce and keep stirring until it becomes nice and creamy.Add salt to taste.
Step 4: Turn off the heat and add in the boiled macaroni and mix well. Spray a little truflle oil and mix it in. You can also sprinkle some cheese and herbs on top and bake this or let it melt in the microwave.
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