Happy Songkran!! Happy Thai New Year! Today is the new year and to celebrate, I want to post a traditional Thai dish. This Thai dish consists of only five ingredients and if you want a sixth ingredient add a fried egg. Anyways, this dish is not only healthy but cost effective. The dish I am writing about is called Kra Prow, which is translated into Holy Basil.
Kra Prow is a popular Thai dish throughout almost all restaurants in NYC. The dish can be made with any meat stir fried with vegetables, but it has to have garlic, fish sauce and most importantly holy basil or basil.
Below is a healthy and cost effective version of Kra Prow.
Ground Turkey Kra Prow (serves 2)
1/2 lb. Perdue Ground Turkey = 160 calories/serving = $2.99/lb. at Stop and Shop
2 tablespoons minced garlic = 38 calories
2 tablespoons olive oil = 120 calories/serving
3 tablespoons fish sauce = 27 calories/serving
15 snow peas = 15 calories = 0.99/lb = H Mart in Flushing
2 cups of basil = 12 calories = $2.00 = Asian Supermarket
Tablespoons and Teaspoons 