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10 Essential Ingredients of Thai Cooking

Satyam's Kitchen — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:57:46 +0000

Thai cuisine is known for its bold and complex flavors, which are a result of the combination of fresh herbs, spices, and other ingredients. These ingredients are used in a variety of ways to create dishes that are both delicious and healthy. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at 10 essential ingredients of Thai cooking and how they are used to create the delicious flavors that Thai cuisine is known for.

Lemongrass: This tall, grass-like herb has a strong, citrusy flavor and is used in a variety of ways in Thai cooking. It is often pounded into a paste and used to flavor soups, curries, and marinades. It can also be used to make tea or added to drinks for a refreshing, citrusy taste.
Galangal: This root is similar to ginger and has a slightly sweeter, more pungent flavor. It is often used in the same way as ginger but is considered to have a more complex flavor. It is often used in soups, curries, and marinades and it is a key ingredient in Tom Kha Gai and Tom Yam soups.
Kaffir Lime Leaves: These fragrant leaves have a distinct, citrusy aroma and are used to flavor soups, curries, and marinades. They are also used to make a popular Thai condiment called nam prik, which is made from crushed chilies and lime leaves.
Coconut Milk: It is used in a variety of dishes to add a rich and creamy texture and a subtle sweetness. It is a common ingredient in curries, soups, and desserts.
Fish Sauce: A staple in Thai cooking and is used to add a savory, salty flavor to dishes. It is made from fermented fish and is used in a variety of ways, including as a dip, a marinade, and as an ingredient in dressings and sauces.
Chilies: A staple in Thai cooking and are used to add heat and flavor to dishes. They can be used in a variety of ways, including as a garnish, in a paste, or in a sauce.
Thai Basil: It has a slightly sweet and spicy flavor and is used to add flavor to curries, soups, and stir-fries.
Cilantro: This herb is used as a garnish, in a paste, or in a sauce, it adds a fresh and bright flavor to dishes.
Tamarind: This fruit is used to add a sour and tangy flavor, it is often used in soups, curries, and marinades.
Palm sugar: This sweetener is made from the sap of coconut palms and it adds a rich, caramel-like flavor to dishes.

With these ingredients in your pantry, you’re well on your way to making delicious and authentic Thai dishes at home. Understanding the flavors and uses of these ingredients allows you to experiment with different Thai recipes, adjusting them to suit your taste. The next time you want to try your hand at Thai cooking, remember these 10 essential ingredients, and you’ll be on your way to creating a delicious and authentic Thai meal.

5 Popular Japanese Recipes

Satyam's Kitchen — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:06:27 +0000

5 Popular Japanese Recipes

The traditional Japanese cuisine (also known as “washoku”) is based on rice with soup, side dishes. The side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, vegetables cooked in broth, etc. Seafood is common in Japan, it’s often grilled, but also served raw as sashimi or sushi. Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a light batter, as tempura. Apart from rice, other staple includes noodles, such as “soba”, “ramen” and “udon”. Here are some of the Japanese recipes commonly found in Japanese convenient stores or streets.

Making these recipes you may need a few desired ingredients. Look up at our Japanese pantry kit to know what’s a need in making the recipe.

1. Yakisoba (焼きそば)

Yakisoba (焼きそば) is a classic Japanese stir fry noodles dish with chicken/pork or any meat of your choice and vegetables, and it’s seasoned with a sweet, sour, and tangy flavored sauce. For this recipe usually, wheat-based noodles are used. In Japan, these noodles are stir-fried on an iron plate/ Teppan (鉄板). You do get ready-made yakisoba sauce, but in this recipe, we will show you how to prepare Yakisoba sauce from scratch. Watch the Video

2. Japanese Cream Stew

Japanese Cream Stew, also known as White Stew, is rich and creamy packed with tender chicken, bite-size vegetables, and served with steamed rice or bread. Japanese Cream Stew (クリームシチュー)is perfect for winter and light dish. The silky texture and light color of Japanese Cream Stew are the results of a béchamel sauce which is made from flour, butter, and milk. Watch the Video.

3. Tamago Sando (たまごサンド)

Japanese egg sandwich or Tamago Sando (たまごサンド) is an authentic egg salad sandwich that can be found in every convenient store in Japan. The Egg salad is a creamy and rich egg yolk flavored filling. For this sandwich we will use the Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise and Shokupan Bread.The Japanese Pullman Bread also known as Shokupan is usually soft, sweet and milky. And the Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise gives the sandwich an extra tangy and creamy flavour. Combining all of this makes this sandwich one of the best Egg sandwiches that we have tasted. Watch the video.

4. Japanese Katsu Curry カツカレー

Chicken Katsu Curry カツカレ is a combination of steamed rice, Japanese curry, and panko-breaded crispy fried chicken. It’s an ultimate comfort dish with rich Japanese curry sauce served with crispy chicken. Chicken Katsu is an alternative to the common Tonkatsu (pork cutlet). The Japanese word “katsu” means “cutlet” in English. Watch the video

5.Osaka style Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is “Japanese savory pancakes” or “Japanese pizza” made from chopped cabbage and other ingredients you like it to be grilled with., The word “Okonomi” means “what you like” or “what you want”, and “Yaki” means “grilled” or “cooked”. In this recipe, we will show you how to make Osaka-style Okonomiyaki. These pancakes are topped generously with some Katsuobushi ( Dancing Bonito flakes), Aonori (Dry Seaweed powder), Japanese kewpie mayonnaise, and Okonomiyaki sauce. The batter/mix for the pancake generally contains some of the main ingredients like the grated Nagimo yam, Pickled ginger, Dashi, and Tenkasu(Tempura scraps). Watch the video.

5 Popular Sri Lankan Recipes

Satyam's Kitchen — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:24:31 +0000

Popular Sri Lankan Recipes

Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon is an Island country in South Asia located below Indian subcontinent. Throughout the years of colonization and influences that came from other countries, Sri Lanka has adapted its own food culture and bought in some really tasty and addictive dishes. Usually they love their food spicy, rich and flavorful. If you prepare Sri Lankan recipes you definitely cannot skip unroasted, roasted curry powders, coconut oil and coconut milk. They are major dominant ingredient in Sri Lankan Cooking. We want to able to share some of the most popular Sri Lankan recipes made simple

1. Sri Lankan Fish Curry or Meen Kulambu

Sri Lankan fish curry or Meen Kulambu in the local language is one of the tastiest and lip-smacking seafood dishes in Sri Lanka. Usually, this curry is prepared from coconut oil, a lot of spices, and coconut milk. For making this curry, I have used mackerel slices, It’s up to you to choose the fish of your choice. Generally in Srilanka, they use Goraka as a souring agent, But you can substitute it for Tamarind if you don’t find it around. At first, the fish is marinated with salt and turmeric. Then the curry is prepared by cooking Onion, Tomato, and spices along with Coconut milk until it turns thick. Then the marinated fish is cooked along with the rich curry. It tastes really good when served with hot steaming rice. Watch the video.

2. Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

If you are looking for a spicy and flavorful chicken curry, Sri Lankan chicken curry is our favorite. It tastes incredible with the bread of your choice or some people prefer to have it with some hot steamy rice. This curry is prepared from coconut oil, a lot of spices, chicken, and coconut milk. For making this curry, we have used curry-cut chicken pieces and marinated them for a while. The whole spices are first roasted in this recipe till fragrant and then ground to a fine powder. Here the ground powder gives the most prominent spicy and rich flavors. We will roast the chicken in this ground powder and then later to make it creamier and to give it a sweeter texture we will be adding coconut milk. We cannot really explain the goodness of this curry. It moreover takes like Chettinad style chicken curry from Tamil Nadu. The only difference we see is that it’s a little creamy and rich. Watch the video.

3. Sri Lankan Fish Curry or Maalu Kirata

Malu Kirata or Maalu Kirata is one of the popular types of Sri Lankan fish curry. The curry is mildly spiced and coconut milk-based. It’s flavourful and completely satisfying when served with hot steam rice. In this recipe, we have used Kingfish, but there are no restrictions. You can use any fish that you like. We have sauteed shallots, green chilies, unroasted curry powder, turmeric powder, and other ingredients for this curry. This is then cooked along with coconut milk and combined with marinated fish. You guys will definitely love this recipe, it’s mild, rich, and creamy. Watch the video.

4. Sri Lankan Devilled Potatoes or Ala Thel Dala

Tempered potatoes or Devilled potatoes or “Ala Thel Dala” means “potatoes fried in oil” in Sinhalese. The boiled potatoes are tossed in caramelized onions, curry leaves, and spices. It has an equal blend of sweet and spicy flavors. If you prefer less spicy, you can easily adjust the heat of the Sri Lankan Devilled Potatoes by reducing the amount of chilli flakes used. It is such a simple dish to prepare and extremely addictive. You can have these spicy potatoes just by itself or as a side to rice or bread of your choice. Watch the video.

5. Sri Lankan Black Chicken Curry

Sri Lankan black chicken curry or Chicken Kalupol curry is one of the most popular Sri Lankan curries. It’s spicy and so flavourful. Basically for this curry, the whole spices and red chili powder are roasted till they turn aromatic. Then the whole spices are then ground to a fine powder. The chicken is marinated with ground powder and roasted red chili powder. Unlike other curries, this chicken curry doesn’t have coconut milk. It is very simple to prepare and doesn’t take much time. It can be served with parathas, roti, chapati, or rice. Watch the video.

Popular Fish Curries around the world

Satyam's Kitchen — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:03:31 +0000

Here are our 6 popular Fish Curries from around the world

1. Sri Lankan Fish Curry or Meen Kulambu

2. Bengali Fish Curry

A Popular Bengali Fish curry made from mustard oil. Goes excellent when served with hot steamed rice. Basically made from Rohu fish, Pomfret, Kingfish, or Sea Bass also do a great job

3. Goan Fish Curry

A classic creamy Goan fish curry, cooked with turmeric, tamarind, kokum, and coconut milk. Goa is a popular state in India, typically very famous for its Beaches and Seafood. This recipe brings the authentic Goan Fish Curry made from some prominent ingredients like Kokum skin, grated Coconut, and other spices. This fish curry is usually made from Kingfish, Pomfret, or Spanish Mackerel steaks. This curry has bright vibrant orange color usually served with steamed rice. This curry is one of the most popular fish curries of the Indian subcontinent.

4. Bengali Fish Kaliya or Bengali Rohu Fish Curry

Rui macher Kalia or Fish Kalia is an inimitable Bengali recipe of fish that is immensely popular in Bengal and the subcontinents of East India.

5. Maalu Kirata

Malu Kirata or Maalu Kirata is one of the popular types of Sri Lankan fish curry. The curry is mildly spiced and coconut milk-based. It's flavourful and completely satisfying when served with hot steam rice. In this recipe, we have used Kingfish, but there are no restrictions. You can use any fish that you like. We have sauteed shallots, green chilies, unroasted curry powder, turmeric powder, and other ingredients for this curry. This is then cooked along with coconut milk and combined with marinated fish. You guys will definitely love this recipe, it's mild, rich, and creamy.

6. Kottayam Fish Curry

Kottayam style fish curry is a traditional spicy fish curry from Kerala made with Kodampuli.

The Ultimate Guide to Delicious and Nutritious Dosas

Satyam's Kitchen — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:19:23 +0000

A South Indian classic, dosas are thin, crispy pan-fried crepes. It is listed in World’s 50 most Delicious foods. Dosas are a South Indian staple consisting of crepes made from fermented rice and Urad dal. They are generally served along with south Indian condiments like sambar and chutneys. Dosa’s are such a versatile dish. You can make many different types of Dosas just by changing their Base flour and other ingredients.

Here are our 6 popular Dosa recipes that are really easy to prepare

1. Poha Dosa

Poha Dosa is a soft, melt in the mouth kind of dosa. This dosa only two ingredients and it takes only 15 minutes to prepare the batter. Watch the video.

2. Moong Dal Dosa

Moong dal dosa can be made with whole moong dal, which is called green gram in English. When made with green gram, the dosa is called Andhra Pesarattu. It can also be made with split and skinned yellow mung dal. Watch the video.

3. Instant set Dosa

The making of dosa takes a lot of time, involves fermentation for hours. Making of this Instant Dosa takes just 30 mins. This Set dosa is made of Semolina, Poha, and Curd. It is usually served with a chutney.

4. Adai Dosa

Adai is a high protein and healthy south Indian breakfast made from soaking Rice and a variety of daals. Adai Dosa does not need any fermentation. Watch the video.

5. Musti Polo or Musti Dosa

Mushti dosa is a delicious dosa prepared using rice, little urad dal, methi seeds, coconut, and beaten rice. Mushti Polo or Musti Polo is an old Konkani dish. Mushti Polo gets its name from two Konkani words, ‘Mushti/Musti’ meaning ‘Fistful’ and ‘Polo’ meaning ‘Dosa’. Mushti Polo is cooked only on one side without it being flipped over. Watch the video.

6. Instant Rava Uttapam

Instant Rava Uttapam is a South Indian breakfast made from Semolina, Curd, and topped with Vegetables. Here we are going to top the Rava uttapam with sambar powder to enhance the curry flavors. Let’s see how to prepare this in less than 40 mins. Watch the video.

Chutneys without Coconut

Satyam's Kitchen — Wed, 26 May 2021 10:23:43 +0000

A chutney is a type of condiment or sauce served in Indian Cuisine. Chutneys are popularly prepared from Coconut, Peanuts, Tamarind, Mint, etc. This Indian condiment usually served with any breakfast, lunch, or dinner. There are more than 50 varieties of chutney served in India.

Peanut Chutney

Peanut Chutney is an Indian condiment made from roasted peanuts and chillies. It’s usually served with south Indian breakfast. Here is the Recipe

Tomato Onion Chutney

Tomato Onion Chutney is an Indian condiment made by sauteing Onions and Tomatoes. It’s usually served with south Indian breakfast. Here is the Recipe

Peanut Ginger Chutney

Peanut Chutney is an Indian condiment made from roasted peanuts and chilies. It’s usually served with south Indian breakfast. Here is the Recipe

Chutneys for Dosa and Idli

Satyam's Kitchen — Sat, 08 May 2021 14:14:14 +0000

Peanut Chutney

Peanut Chutney is an Indian condiment made from roasted peanuts and chilies. It’s usually served with south Indian breakfast. Check the recipe here.

Garlic Coconut Chutney

Aromatic spicy chutney made by roasting Garlic, Coconut, and Chilies. Making garlic chutney takes less than 15 mins to prepare. Garlic chutney is usually consumed as a condiment next to Dosa’s, Idli’s, etc. Check the recipe here.

Coconut Chutney

Coconut Chutney is an Indian condiment made from grated coconut and chilies. Its usually served with south Indian breakfast like Idli, Dosa, Pongal, etc. Check the recipe here.

Tomato Onion Chutney

Tomato Onion Chutney is an Indian condiment made by sauteing Onions and Tomatoes. It’s usually served with south Indian breakfast. Check the recipe here.

Peanut Ginger Chutney

Peanut Chutney is an Indian condiment made from roasted peanuts and chilies. It’s usually served with south Indian breakfast. Check the recipe here.

Thai Curries and Curry Paste

Satyam's Kitchen — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:27:19 +0000

Thai Green Curry Chicken

Thai Green Curry Chicken is one of Thailand’s most popular curries. It’s an easy and extremely delicious curry with Chicken cooked in rich coconut curry sauce. It’s called “Gang Kiew Wan” in the local language. This curry is Green in color mainly because of the preparation of Green curry paste. It definitely has a myriad of flavors starting from sweet, spicy, and aromatic. Usually, the first process for this curry is to make the aromatic green curry paste, which is then later blended with the coconut milk, kaffir limes leave, vegetables of your choice, and Chicken. Kaffir Lime leaves promote the curry to the next level giving it that integral flavor. So if you prepare this curry, never miss out on the Kaffir Lime leaves. If you are a vegetarian, we would recommend you use vegetables of your choice and use Tofu. Thai green curry is so delicious, especially when served with steaming jasmine rice. Watch the video.

Massaman Chicken Curry

Massaman Chicken Curry is one of the most famous and popular Thai curries. The curry has the combined essence of Sweet, Spicy, and Sour flavors. Making this curry mainly depends on the curry paste which is an integral part of this curry. The paste is made up of blending in dry spices like Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Fennel seeds, Cumin, Dried chilies, Cardamom along with wet ingredients like Shallots, Lemongrass, Garlic, Galangal, and Coriander roots. Firstly the curry paste is made by dry roasting all the dry spices together. Later Roasting the wet ingredients till golden brown. All of the roasted ingredients are then combined into a paste. This recipe is made by blending in Shrimp paste. If you are a vegetarian, you can totally skip this ingredient in your recipe. Watch the video.

Thai Red Curry Chicken

Thai red curry chicken is popular in Thailand. This red curry is a dish combining a paste made with ingredients such as red chilies, galangal, lemongrass, and coconut milk with vegetables. The consistency of the sauce can be adjusted by the amount of coconut milk used. Watch the video.

Thai Red Curry Paste

Red curry paste is a flavorful base for a variety of Thai dishes just like green curry paste. In its most basic form, it consists of red chilies, galangal, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, and salt. Watch the video.

Thai Green Curry Paste

Green curry paste is a flavorful base for a variety of Thai dishes just like red curry paste. In its most basic form, it consists of green chilies, galangal, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, spices, Kaffir lime leaves, coriander root and salt. Watch the video.

Massaman Curry Paste

Massaman Curry Paste. is one of the most famous and popular Thai curries. The curry has the combined essence of Sweet, Spicy, and Sour flavors. Making this curry mainly depends on the curry paste which is an integral part of this curry. The paste is made up of blending in dry spices like Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Fennel seeds, Cumin, Dried chilies, Cardamom along with wet ingredients like Shallots, Lemongrass, Garlic, Galangal, and Coriander roots. Firstly the curry paste is made by dry roasting all the dry spices together. Later Roasting the wet ingredients till golden brown. All of the roasted ingredients are then combined into a paste. This recipe is made by blending in Shrimp paste. If you are a vegetarian, you can totally skip this ingredient in your recipe. Watch the video.

Popular Chicken Recipes

Satyam's Kitchen — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:43:48 +0000

Hariyali Chicken Tikka

Hariyali Chicken Tikka is a mouthwatering starter very popular in India. In the local language “Hariyali” means Green. This Tikka is marinated in green masala. In this recipe, we are going to blend Curry leaves, Coriander, Mint, Green chillies, Cashews and other spices together to form the base green masala for this starter. This is then massaged on the chicken and Marinated overnight or even more than that. The more you marinate the chicken, the flavours will be more enhanced and gripped to the meat. The masala is different from any other hariyali masala making the chicken have more intense flavours that makes it so juicy and irresistible. Watch the video.

Tandoori Chicken

Most popular Chicken starter found in India. Tandoori chicken is a starter prepared by grilling chicken marinated in yogurt and spices cooked in a tandoor. Here we are going to grill the chicken in the oven. You will find this dish in any Indian restaurant that’s how popular it is. In restaurants, they add food coloring to get the chicken to look red, But in my recipe, you will naturally end up getting hotel-style Tandoori Chicken with no added food color. Watch the video.

Chicken Ghee Roast

Chicken Ghee Roast is one of the most popular chicken recipes mainly found in Kundapur town and Mangalore, India. By the name, the chicken here is roasted along with magical spices and loads of Ghee. It’s fiery red, tangy and the masala is just so addictive. It’s usually served as a starter or along with Neer Dosa. This is one of our favorite dishes when it comes to the chicken starter. This recipe usually uses loads of Ghee, so don’t shy away from adding it. Watch the video.

Chicken Biriyani

Biriyani is flavourful rice cooked along with spices. It’s very popular found in India, western Asia, Afghanistan, and Southeast Asia. Chicken Biryani is a rice-based dish (usually using basmati rice) made with spices and chicken, and chicken is marinated with Tandoori masala and yogurt. The rice is steamed over low heat so that it absorbs the flavors of the curry. Biriyani rice topped with spicy grilled Tandoori Chicken. Watch the video.

Chicken Masala Fry

Chicken Masala fry | Chicken Bhuna | Bhuna Chicken is a “dry curry,” where the masala clings onto the chicken. The Term “Bhuna” means cooking onions, tomatoes, and meat over high heat and stirring it until all the liquid disappears. This chicken bhuna is so aromatic, and the spice combination is just perfect in this dish. In this recipe, the marinated chicken is tossed along with Onions and Tomatoes over high heat. It’s better to use Chicken Thigh Fillets since it still retains the juiciness even after cooking for a long time. Watch the video.

Chicken Malai Curry

Creamy Chicken Curry | Chicken Malai Curry | Murgh Malai is an extremely delicious chicken curry filled with creamy and spicy flavors. Here the chicken is marinated in salt and turmeric. And then the marinated chicken is then cooked in the thick creamy curry made from spices, cream, and yogurt. Serve it with the bread of your choice. Watch the video.

Mint Chicken

Mint Chicken | Pudina Chicken is a mouth-watering appetizer. Mint Chicken is an easy chicken starter filled with flavors of greens, cream, and spices. It’s a diverse recipe, if you add more water to it, it becomes a curry. And if you roast it more it’s served as a starter. Everybody loves this recipe, especially because of the mint flavors and flavors of the spices. Watch the video.

Spicy Roasted Chicken

Spicy Roasted Chicken is a unique and addictive starter made by marinating the chicken with loads of spices. The marinated chicken is then roasted on high flame. The chicken is roasted till the chicken holds on to that masala. We suggest you use the chicken thighs as it still remains juicy. The texture is crispy and very flavourful. Watch the video.