Thai recipe collection

Moong dal pounded into a paste with red curry and kaffir lime, shaped into walnut-sized balls and fried golden. Served with a sweet rice vinegar dipping sauce. A traditional Thai snack.

Eggplant with tofu stir-fries thinly sliced Japanese eggplant and silky tofu cubes with garlic, fresh chiles, basil, and salty yellow bean sauce. A Thai-style 30-minute vegetarian main.

In this case evil means tasty, as this dish made with mixed vegetables and coconut milk makes a delicious meal.

Gai Dom Kha is Thailand's coconut chicken soup, built on lemongrass, galangal-style ginger, and lime, finished with fish sauce and chiles. Creamy, hot, and deeply aromatic.

Green Curry Paste (Nam Prik Kaeng Khiew Wah) recipe

Yam Wun Sen: Thai hot and sour glass noodle salad with button mushrooms, black fungus, carrot, and a bright lemon-soy-chili dressing. A vegetarian take on a Bangkok street classic.

Thai pad thai-style fried rice noodles with pork and shrimp tossed in a tangy fish sauce, lime, and chili dressing. Topped with peanuts, bean sprouts, and cilantro.

Authentic pad thai with rice noodles, dried shrimp, fried tofu, tamarind sauce and crushed peanuts. Real Thai street food, not the gloppy Westernized version.

Thai jungle curry (kaeng paa) is the fiery, coconut-free curry, a brothy, herbaceous bowl of pork, eggplant, and long beans simmered with curry paste, kaffir lime, and basil. Light, intense, and ready fast.

Authentic Thai kaeng khua curry paste with dried chilies, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, and shrimp paste. Stores in the fridge for months and makes about 3/4 cup.

Kaeng Ped Cai, a Thai red curry chicken stir-fry with coconut milk, dried chilies, shrimp paste, and fresh coriander. A fast, aromatic one-wok dinner served over rice.

This Chinese invention is loved by Thais, who serve salty eggs as a contrast to the incendiary heat of a green curry or a bland dish. Kai kem is traditionally made with duck's eggs, which are cured for several weeks in a simple salt brine. Once cured, they keep for many months at room temperature, and are boiled when it's time to eat them.

Thai garlic chicken (kai yang) marinated with crushed garlic, coriander root, cracked peppercorns, and lemon juice. Grilled until crispy-skinned and deeply fragrant.

Kang ped bhet yang, Thai roast duck red curry with homemade curry paste, coconut cream, Thai basil, and Kaffir lime. A Bangkok restaurant classic with layered heat and sweet-savory complexity.

Thai lobster and scallop curry with coconut milk, red curry paste, and fresh basil. Tender seafood in fragrant coconut broth with sweet pepper, mushrooms, and chili-garlic heat over rice.

Mee Krob: Thai crisp-fried rice noodles tossed in a sweet-sour-salty sauce with pork, chicken, or shrimp, topped with lacy fried egg nets. Crunchy, tangy, showstopping.