hi guys today we are cooking thai tatka my name is asti welcome to chocoholic this dish is a super fast easy cheap street food from thailand this is my kind of dish that i will make when i'm in the rush this dish is available or can be made from pork chicken beet or even tofu besides being delicious it is also so easy to make anyone can make this dish and it's impossible to feel it traditionally this dish is made from a plant called kapau plant that is also known as thai basids unfortunately i was unable to find thai basil at the supermarket so today i will replace that with lime leaf the thai usually serve this dish with a fried egg on top of the mince meat so from the beginning i will be frying this egg since the mince meat required just a few minutes to cook i will be making the jasmine rice in advance so that i can serve all together on hot steamy rice in tuesday cook and check healthy eating i will talk about top 10 tips for healthy thai cooking and here are what we need for this recipe you'll notice lemon glass is often used for thai cooking it is believed that it helps to reduce high blood pressure open skin pull and reduce stomach pain and fever and it also helps in digestion caffeine lead is abundance with fragrant scents it is often used in curried and stir-fried dish and it contains a lot of calcium vitamins a b2 and c as for the chili i already mentioned that in the whole episode so i'm not going to repeat here charlotte's is often used to treat cold and fever on the other hand ginger can help to relieve headaches stomach aches and elevate inflammation as for meat if you do not eat pork and beef you can use chicken or seafood and if you are vegetarian you can use tofu aubergine lady's finger or even mushrooms i have a recipe to make this pad thai sauce so i'm including the link below as for salt i recommend you use fish sauce instead of salt because it contains more protein vitamins and minerals in sweden asian shop is available in almost every town and the shop usually sells important ingredients and herbs and spice directly from thailand most of the time except for vegetables the ingredients can be kept in the freezer and kept for a long period if you are familiar with thai cooking you will start to notice that thai stir-fry are much more healthy than chinese stir-fried because broth are normally used in state of oil dairy products like cheese butter cream milk are replaced by coconut milk and refined sugar has been replaced by palm sugar as palm sugar contains a lower gi than common refined sugar one of the many reason i love thai food it is because it is so fast to cook and it's much more healthier in the west often cooking time is longer and it loses its nutrition value along the way you also notice that in thailand and in asia cooking food quickly on a high heat means keeping in much goodness and natural flavor leaving you a dish that has plenty of texture you notice also thai people they only eat when they are hungry they rather snacks in the west the people like to snacks on sweets sheeps cakes cookies and muffins but in thailand they usually snacks on fresh cut fruits and the best thing about thai meal and food you notice it always focus on a balanced meal not just in flavors sweet salty or sour but also for the benefits of health i think we are almost done here did you see how fast and easy it was to create this dish i'm always interested in recipes that are fast cheap and easy to cook i understand that it is not easy to find the exact ingredients sometimes that is why i often suggest a replacement of substitutes in this case i'm sure you can replace the thai basil leaf with a normal basil leaf i think the flavors would be more or less the same to me cooking should not be a hassle what i practice is using whatever i have in my refrigerator to replicate a similar dish this is comfort food for me i can eat this once or even twice a week if possible the mince meat is so aromatic and full of flavors from the herbs is this something that you can cook for this week too if you will send me a comment so i know if this dish is well liked last weekend we celebrated my daughter's 17th buffet and i made her a savory cake called marcos tota this is a popular dish in sweden that is decorated with lots of goodies with layers of cream and garnish top this dish is perfect for any kind of party and it should be prepared one day in advance so that the flavors set in if you enjoy thai food here are my top 4 thai recipes you can try i hope you find today's tutorial beneficial and if you think that someone might benefit from this information please share the video if you enjoy our tutorial please click on to the right hand corner to subscribe i look forward to seeing you again on thursday thank you bye you