Thai Recipes

This collection shows how versatile Thai recipes are. Whether you are looking for a curry, kebabs, soup, salad or noodles, you will find a recipe here.

If you want to learn how to cook perfect rice to go with any of Delia's Thai recipes, watch our Cookery School Video, tap the image to play.

Angel-hair Pasta with Thai Spiced Prawns

Angel-hair pasta (capellini) is, as the name suggests, the very finest shreds of pasta, now available in la...

Angel-hair pasta (capellini) is, as the name suggests, the very finest shreds of pasta, now available in larger supermarkets. Large prawns also come in packs, peele...

16 minutes

to cook

Asian Steak Sandwiches

No not bread sarnies. These are slices of sticky, fragrant marinated steak, served wrapped in lettuce le...

No not bread sarnies. These are slices of sticky, fragrant marinated steak, served wrapped in lettuce leaves. NOTE: This recipe is from the book Delia's Ho...

1 minute

to cook

Thai Red Curry Chicken

If you have some Thai Red Curry Paste to hand, this makes a very speedy supper dish. Serve with Spiced P...

If you have some Thai Red Curry Paste to hand, this makes a very speedy supper dish. Serve with Spiced Pilau Rice with Nuts.

30 minutes

to cook

Hot and Sour Thai Chicken Broth

This recipe, given to me by Sarah Randell, the Editor of The Collection, is based on a version of Tom Yum s...

This recipe, given to me by Sarah Randell, the Editor of The Collection, is based on a version of Tom Yum soup - a spicy, clear, refreshing broth found on the menu of ...

Lime and Mango Ice Cream

This is a beautiful ice cream, but it's most important that the mangoes are extremely ripe - almost borderi...

This is a beautiful ice cream, but it's most important that the mangoes are extremely ripe - almost bordering on over-ripe. The way to test this is to hold one and ...

A picture of Delia's Marinated Chicken Satays with Peanut Satay Sauce recipe

Chicken Satays with Peanut Sauce

Chicken satays are no trouble to make now that we can buy ready-boned and skinned chicken breasts, and the ...

Chicken satays are no trouble to make now that we can buy ready-boned and skinned chicken breasts, and the satay sauce can be whizzed up in seconds.

6 minutes - 8 minutes

to cook

Pad Thai Noodles with Shrimps

I first ate this in a small street café in Ko Samui, an island off Thailand. It was so supremely good th...

I first ate this in a small street café in Ko Samui, an island off Thailand. It was so supremely good that my husband videoed it in close-up so that I could recreat...

6 minutes - 7 minutes

to cook

Panang Red Seafood Curry

There are a lot of red curry pastes out there, but this is the best. If you would like it more fiery, ad...

There are a lot of red curry pastes out there, but this is the best. If you would like it more fiery, add a little extra paste.

10 minutes - 12 minutes

to cook

Pickled Limes

This is a very sharp, concentrated preserve which goes wonderfully with fish, especially Rösti Crab Cakes. ...

This is a very sharp, concentrated preserve which goes wonderfully with fish, especially Rösti Crab Cakes. It is also good with Baked Thai Red Curry Chicken – but b...

Stir-fried Chicken

It's hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you ...

It's hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you it's an absolute winner.

5 minutes - 7 minutes

to cook

Thai Bean Salad with Pink Grapefruit and Grapes

In Thailand, they use pomelo in salads, which is very similar to grapefruit. I have used pink grapefruit...

In Thailand, they use pomelo in salads, which is very similar to grapefruit. I have used pink grapefruit here, but when they're not available, you could ring the ch...

Vegetarian

Thai Chicken with Lime

It’s hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you ...

It’s hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you it’s an absolute winner - even if you don’t have time for th...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook

Thai Crab Salad with Mango

This is a low-fat variation of Thai Grilled-beef Salad with Grapes. In Thailand they serve it with pomel...

This is a low-fat variation of Thai Grilled-beef Salad with Grapes. In Thailand they serve it with pomelo, which is very similar to grapefruit. When they’re no...

Thai Creamed Coconut Chicken

The very good news about this brilliant recipe for busy people is that it's made with ready-cooked chicken....

The very good news about this brilliant recipe for busy people is that it's made with ready-cooked chicken. You can, of course, cook the chicken yourself, but eithe...

20 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Thai Fish Cakes with Cucumber Dipping Sauce recipe

Thai Fish Cakes with Dipping Sauce

If you have some Thai Red Curry Paste to hand, these little fish cakes make a wonderfully different first c...

If you have some Thai Red Curry Paste to hand, these little fish cakes make a wonderfully different first course, especially if the rest of the meal has a spicy theme.

2 minutes

to cook

Thai Fish Cakes with Sesame and Lime

The ingredients list for these noble little Thai-inspired fishcakes looks very long but the good thing is t...

The ingredients list for these noble little Thai-inspired fishcakes looks very long but the good thing is they can be made and cooked with incredible speed. Serve t...

Thai Fish Curry

You won't believe how utterly simple and easy this is, and yet it tastes exotic and wonderful and, what's m...

You won't believe how utterly simple and easy this is, and yet it tastes exotic and wonderful and, what's more, it can all be prepared well in advance and the fish add...

10 minutes

to cook

Thai Green Curry with Chicken

This recipe is inspired by The Oriental's Cookery School in Bangkok. The unique flavours of Thai cooking...

This recipe is inspired by The Oriental's Cookery School in Bangkok. The unique flavours of Thai cooking are so simple and – because you can use a good-quality cook...

Thai Green Rice

This, thankfully, is a Thai recipe that doesn't require all the speciality ingredients that are sometimes s...

This, thankfully, is a Thai recipe that doesn't require all the speciality ingredients that are sometimes so elusive. The list of ingredients seems rather long, but...

Vegetarian

A picture of Delia's Thai Grilled-beef Salad with Grapes recipe

Thai Beef Salad

This recipe was given to me by chef Norbert Kostner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok when I visite...

This recipe was given to me by chef Norbert Kostner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok when I visited the cookery school there. It's lovely served as a first...

A picture of Delia's Thai Pork Satays with Thai Peanut Sauce recipe

Thai Pork Satays with Peanut Sauce

My thanks to John Curtis, who was head chef at Norwich City Football Club, for this brilliant recipe. It...

My thanks to John Curtis, who was head chef at Norwich City Football Club, for this brilliant recipe. It has all the exotic fragrances and flavours of the East, yet...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

Thai Prawn Curry with Pineapple

This lovely recipe from The Oriental's Cookery School in Bangkok has been slightly adjusted to accommodate ...

This lovely recipe from The Oriental's Cookery School in Bangkok has been slightly adjusted to accommodate Western ingredients without, I think, losing its authenticit...

25 minutes

to cook

Thai Red Curry Chicken

This pungent curry paste is speedy to make and freezes well. So, you can make it in bulk, freeze and use...

This pungent curry paste is speedy to make and freezes well. So, you can make it in bulk, freeze and use it as and when you need it. This means you don't have to sh...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Thai Red Curry Paste

This dark, pungent curry paste makes a delightful alternative to dry, ground spices. I have included it ...

This dark, pungent curry paste makes a delightful alternative to dry, ground spices. I have included it in the recipes for Angel-hair Pasta with Thai Spiced Prawns,...

Vegetarian