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Khao Soi

Name: Khao Soi
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 200g Egg Noodles; 400ml Coconut milk; 2 tbsp Red Curry Paste; 250g Chicken Thigh; 1 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 Lime; To taste Crispy Noodles (topping); To taste Shallot (sliced); To taste Zha Cai (pickled mustard stem)

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⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Coconut curry soup topped with crispy fried noodles — Chiang Mai's famous noodle dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Khao soi is a noodle dish eaten mainly in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, said to have been influenced by Myanmar and Yunnan. Boiled egg noodles go into a mellow, spicy soup of coconut milk and curry paste, topped with noodles fried until crisp. It's served with lime, pickled mustard greens, and shallots to add sourness and bite.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Chiang Mai's morning markets and noodle stalls, locals eat it daily for breakfast or lunch — a northern Thai classic.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Egg Noodles 200g
Coconut milk 400ml
Red Curry Paste 2 tbsp
Chicken Thigh 250g
Fish sauce 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Lime 1
Crispy Noodles (topping) To taste
Shallot (sliced) To taste
Zha Cai (pickled mustard stem) To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Fry the red curry paste with the thick part of the coconut milk in a pot until fragrant.
Add the chicken and simmer, then add the remaining coconut milk, fish sauce, and sugar.
Boil the egg noodles in another pot.
Deep-fry some of the noodles for the topping.
Put the boiled noodles in bowls and pour over the soup.
Serve with the fried noodles, shallots, pickled mustard greens, and lime.

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