Thursday, February 28, 2008

Tom Kha Kai

Tom Kha Kai

Several Thai dishes ,such as Tom Kha Kai are currently under scientific study for their incredible health benefits. Of course,its’s already know that many of the fresh herbs and spice used in Thai cooking—such as galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, coriander and fresh chillies—have immune and disease-fighting power. Find out more about these and other ingredients that contribute to making Thai food one of the healthiest cuisines in the world!







Ingredients

1). 2 cups (16 fl oz/500 ml) coconut milk
2). 6 thin slices young galangal (kha on)
3). 2 stalks lemon grass (ta-khrai), lower portion, cut into
4). 1-in (2.5-cm) lengths and crushed
5). 5 fresh kaffir lime leaves (bai ma-krut), torn in half
6). 8 oz (250 g) boned chicken breast, sliced
7). 5 tablespoons fish sauce
8). 2 tablespoons sugar
9). 1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) lime juice
10). 1teaspoon black chilli paste (nam phrik pao)
11). 1/4 cup cilanto / coriander
12). leaves (bai phak chi), torn
13). 5 green Thai chilli peppers (phrik khi nu), crushed












Method

Combine half the coconut milk with the galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves in a large saucepan and heat to boiling. Add the
chicken, fish sauce, and sugar. Simmer for about 4 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked, and then add the remaining coconut milk. Heat just to boiling. Place the lime juice and chilli paste in a serving bowl and pour the soup over them. Garnish with cilantro leaves and crushed chilli peppers.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Our friend

Our friend

People's life can not be alone. We need to associte with many people that have different characteristics. Usually, human have both advantages and disadvantages that depend on How do you choose to style of friends? And in the same way we have various personality. However, we would like to refer a friend who there are outstanding traits and interesting.

Her name is Niruaida waehama. She graduated from Muslimphatasath Pattani school. Now she is studying at Thaksin University in English Major , Faculty of Education. She has many characteristic. For example, human relation, talents and one disadvantage.

Firstly: human relation. she is outgoing, easy smile and take care her friends. She don't like to have any problem with other people. Morever, some friends can depend on her when they get busy. Maybe she is advisor of friend.

Secondly: talents. she can speak malayu language because she was born in Pattani that majority of people often speak this language in daily.

Finally: she has one special disadvantage, she is the most inactivity in group. Especially, when she get dressed. She spend more an hour untill she was called that "Cheaijang" (เฉื่อยจัง ).

Conclusion, although she has special very inactivity more than other people. But she is a good friend. One disadvantage can be outstanding can not destroy relationships between friends.

So, we should decision to choose associate with friends that will bring good thing to yourself.