Thai recipes
53 Thai recipes for a home kitchen, from 10 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.
Dinner
20 min
Thai · dinner
Crab fried rice with lime
Cold cooked jasmine rice stir-fried with garlic, scrambled egg and fish sauce, then folded with lump crab and finished with lime. A quick dinner in 20 minutes.
20 min
Thai · dinner
Pad kra pao (holy basil stir-fry)
Thailand's favorite quick lunch: minced pork or chicken stir-fried with chilies, garlic and holy basil over rice with a crispy fried egg.
20 min
Thai · dinner
Khao pad goong (Thai shrimp fried rice)
Simple Thai street-style fried rice with shrimp, egg, onion and tomato, served with lime, cucumber and prik nam pla.
20 min
Thai · dinner
Pad prik king
Dry red curry stir-fry of chicken or pork with long beans and lime leaves—no coconut milk.
25 min
Thai · dinner
Basil tofu with green beans
A fast stir-fry: crisp tofu, snappy beans, chile and a fistful of Thai basil at the end.
25 min
Thai · dinner
Thai basil pork rice bowls
Ground pork fried hard with garlic and chile, finished with basil and lime over jasmine rice.
25 min
Thai · dinner
Pineapple and cashew fried rice
Sweet pineapple and toasted cashews in curry-scented fried rice. A bit of fruit makes the savoury side pop.
25 min
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Thai black and white pepper chile beef (nua pad prik)
A quick, punchy stir-fry of beef with fresh chiles, garlic and plenty of freshly cracked black and white pepper, finished with a splash of whiskey.
25 min
Thai · dinner
Coconut crab curry
Lump crab warmed through in a coconut red curry sauce with tender green beans. Sweet, gently spicy and quick, served over jasmine rice.
25 min
Thai · dinner
Mushroom larb with peanuts
Chopped seared mushrooms tossed Thai-style with lime, chili, toasted rice, herbs and peanuts.
25 min
Thai · dinner
Pad see ew
Wide rice noodles seared with dark soy, Chinese broccoli, egg and chicken for smoky, sweet-savory charred noodles.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Coconut green curry with eggplant and tofu
A gentle green curry from a spoon of paste and a tin of coconut milk. Serve with rice.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Pad Korat
A saucier, spicier cousin of pad Thai from Korat in northeastern Thailand: rice noodles stir-fried with chicken, chili paste, tamarind, bean sprouts and chives.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Shrimp-paste rice with seared prawns and lime
Seared prawns over brown rice warmed with a shallot and shrimp paste base, served with cucumber and lime.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Drunken noodles with clams
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with clams, Thai basil, chilies and a savory soy-oyster sauce.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Thai green curry chicken
Quick coconut green curry with chicken, eggplant, bamboo shoots and Thai basil.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Tom kha gai (coconut chicken soup)
Creamy, tangy coconut soup of chicken and mushrooms infused with galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Thai red curry with chicken
Weeknight red curry of chicken, bamboo shoots and bell pepper in coconut milk, finished with Thai basil.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Panang curry
Rich, thick, nutty red curry of thinly sliced pork or beef in reduced coconut cream with lime leaf ribbons.
30 min
Thai · dinner
Gaeng som (sour curry)
Tangy, coconut-free tamarind curry with fish and vegetables, bright and spicy.
40 min
Thai · dinner
Crispy garlic chicken with lime
Chicken thighs marinated in garlic and fish sauce, coated in rice flour and shallow-fried until shatteringly crisp.
40 min
Thai · dinner
Crispy fried fish in tamarind red curry sauce
Fried barramundi bathed in a thick, sweet-sour Southern Thai sauce of red curry paste, palm sugar and tamarind, finished with crispy curry leaves.
40 min
Thai · dinner
Pad Thai with tamarind
Rice noodles stir-fried hot with a tangy tamarind-palm sugar sauce, egg, tofu, shrimp and chives, finished with bean sprouts, peanuts, chili and lime.
40 min
Thai · dinner
Moo ping (grilled pork skewers)
Bangkok breakfast skewers of fatty pork marinated in garlic, coriander root, palm sugar and coconut milk, grilled sticky.
40 min
Thai · dinner
Crying tiger (suea rong hai)
Grilled marinated steak sliced and dunked in a fiery, sour jaew sauce with toasted rice.
40 min
Thai · dinner
Pla rad prik (crispy fish with tamarind chili sauce)
Whole fried fish smothered in a sweet, sour and spicy tamarind-chili-garlic sauce.
45 min
Thai · dinner
Tom yum goong with prawns
Hot and sour Thai prawn soup built on a stock of simmered prawn heads with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaf, finished with lime and fish sauce.
45 min
Thai · dinner
Galangal and palm sugar fire-roasted pork shoulder
A pork shoulder rubbed with a palm sugar, galangal, garlic and fish sauce marinade and roasted slowly by radiant heat next to a wood fire until the skin crackles.
50 min
Thai · dinner
Southern Thai yellow crab curry
Fresh-pounded curry paste of galangal, turmeric, garlic, chili, white pepper, makrut lime peel and shrimp paste simmered with coconut milk and sweet crab meat. Serve with rice noodles or rice.
50 min
Thai · dinner
Coconut-marinated mixed grill: chicken, steak and shrimp
One coconut milk, lime and lemongrass marinade for chicken, steak and shrimp, grilled and served with herbs and a spicy dipping sauce.
60 min
Thai · dinner
Grilled river prawns with creamy black sticky rice
Butterflied giant prawns grilled until their head fat bubbles, set on risotto-like black sticky rice cooked with stock, shrimp paste and cream, topped with green mango, shallot and chili, with a lemongrass prawn-fat sauce.
75 min
Thai · dinner
Khao soi
Northern Thai coconut curry noodle soup with braised chicken legs, topped with crispy noodles, shallots and lime.
75 min
Thai · dinner
Gai yang (Thai grilled chicken)
Isan-style butterflied chicken marinated in lemongrass, garlic and cilantro root, grilled and served with sticky rice and nam jim jaew.
120 min
Thai · dinner
Thai honey roast duck over rice
A whole duck scalded to tighten the skin, rubbed with honey, air-dried overnight and roasted in two stages for deep color and tender meat, sliced over rice with a sweet soy gravy.
150 min
Thai · dinner
Northern Thai pork belly curry (gaeng hung lay)
Slow-cooked pork belly in a dry-spiced curry with pineapple, tamarind and pickled garlic, finished with a slick of red, rendered fat.
180 min
Thai · dinner
Boat noodles (kuay teow reua)
Dark, spiced beef noodle soup with star anise, cinnamon and soy, with meatballs, thin beef, rice noodles and morning glory.
210 min
Thai · dinner
Beef massaman curry
Slow-simmered beef chuck in a rich coconut massaman curry with toasted dry spices, pineapple juice, potatoes and onions, topped with coconut cream.
210 min
Thai · dinner
Coconut-lemongrass braised short ribs
Bone-in short ribs seared, then braised with coconut milk, lemongrass, makrut lime leaves, ginger and fish sauce until falling off the bone, finished with lime and herbs.
Lunch & snacks
15 min
Thai · lunch
Mango mint salad with toasted peanuts
Mango and cucumber batons tossed with lime and torn mint, topped with chopped roasted peanuts and a splash of rice vinegar. A quick vegan salad for two.
20 min
Thai · lunch
Thai-style crab omelet
A puffy, golden omelet seasoned with fish sauce and folded over sweet crab, eaten with rice, cucumber and sriracha.
20 min
Thai · lunch
Pomelo salad with tamarind and crisp shallots
Pomelo pieces in a sweet-sour tamarind and lime dressing, topped with cilantro and crunchy fried shallots. A no-cook vegan salad.
20 min
Thai · lunch
Green papaya and long bean salad
Shredded green papaya, blanched long beans and cherry tomatoes tossed in a sharp lime, fish sauce and chile dressing, topped with crushed peanuts.
20 min
Thai · lunch
Green papaya salad with poached shrimp
Shredded green papaya and cherry tomatoes in a punchy lime, fish sauce and chile dressing, with chilled poached shrimp and crushed peanuts.
20 min
Thai · lunch
Som tam (green papaya salad)
Shredded green papaya pounded with garlic, chili, lime, fish sauce, tomatoes and peanuts.
25 min
Thai · lunch
Larb gai (Thai minced chicken salad)
Warm ground chicken with lime, fish sauce, chili, toasted rice and lots of herbs.
25 min
Thai · lunch
Yum woon sen (glass noodle salad)
Zesty Thai salad of glass noodles, shrimp and ground pork with lime, chili, celery, onion and peanuts.
30 min
Thai · lunch
Nam prik noom (Thai green chili dip)
Northern Thai roasted green chili, shallot and garlic relish with sticky rice and vegetables.
30 min
Thai · lunch
Thai beef salad (yum nua)
Seared steak sliced over cucumber, tomato and herbs in a hot-sour lime-fish sauce dressing.
35 min
Thai · lunch
Nam tok moo (grilled pork salad)
Isan grilled pork neck sliced and tossed with lime, fish sauce, chili, toasted rice powder, shallots and mint.
Breakfast
Baking & sweets
40 min
Thai · baking
Tub tim krob (red rubies)
Chewy, crunchy tapioca-coated water chestnut 'rubies' in sweet coconut milk over crushed ice.
280 min
Thai · baking
Coconut mango sticky rice
Glutinous rice steamed until chewy, soaked in sweet, salted coconut milk, and served with fresh mango. The listed time includes the long soak.
Drinks
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