Yum Ta Krai is good choice of healthy Thai food cuisine. It consist of various herbs; lemongrass the main lead in this recipe. Some of the herbs good for our stomach and helps reduce uric acid, cholesterol, excess fats.
Ingredients
- 1 cup thinly sliced lemongrass
- 1 cup minced pork (cooked)10 big shrimps
- 3 tbsp. sliced chili peppers (or as much as you like)
- 1 cup sliced shallots
- 1 cup sliced scallion and coriander
- 1 cup cashew nuts
- 1 handful mints
- 1/4 cup fried dry shrimps
- 1 tbsp. crushed coriander roots
- 3 and 1/2 tbsp. fish sauce
- 4 and 1/2 tbsp. lime juice
- 1/2-1 tbsp. palm sugar
Medthod
- In a big bowl, add fish sauce lime and palm sugar. Stir the mix until the palm sugar is dissolved. Taste and change it to the way you like. Make sure the balance of 3 tastes is right.
- We’ll add chili after we finish everything because the spiciness the stop your ability to taste the saltiness, sourness and sweetness.
- Now, add pork and shrimps. Then add dry shrimps, lemongrass, scallion, coriander, mints, shallot and coriander roots.
- Lastly, add the sliced chilli as mush as you like. Mix well and serve it with fresh betel leaves.
