Kai Med Ma Muang (Chicken with Cashew Nuts)

Name: Kai Med Ma Muang (Chicken with Cashew Nuts)
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 300 grams chicken breast or thigh, cut into bite-sized pieces; 1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 5 dried red chilies; 1 medium onion, sliced; 2 stalks scallions, chopped; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons water or chicken stock

Kai Med Ma Muang is a popular Thai stir-fry dish characterized by tender chicken pieces, crunchy roasted cashew nuts, and a balanced sauce combining sweet, salty, and savory flavors. It represents Thai cuisine's signature harmony of textures and tastes, often enjoyed as a comforting home-style meal or street food staple.

12 ingredients

savorysweetnuttyumamislightly spicy

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Thai70%

Chinese20%

Portuguese10%

Ingredients

chicken breast or thigh, cut into bite-sized pieces
300 grams
roasted cashew nuts
1/2 cup
garlic, minced
3 cloves
dried red chilies
5
onion, sliced
1 medium
scallions, chopped
2 stalks
soy sauce
2 tablespoons
oyster sauce
1 tablespoon
fish sauce
1 tablespoon
sugar
1 teaspoon
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons
water or chicken stock
2 tablespoons

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

This dish reflects the historical trade and culinary exchange in Southeast Asia, where cashew nuts, introduced via Portuguese trade routes, were incorporated into traditional Thai cooking, blending local flavors with foreign ingredients.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Thai70%

ingredients+techniques

Chinese20%

ingredient_origin+techniques

Portuguese10%

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Techniques

stir-frying roasting sautéing

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