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Chicken and Holy Basil Stir-fry or Pad Kra Pao Kai Kai’ is a very well-known dish in Thailand because it is cheap, quick and easy to cook, and has excellent taste. Chicken and Holy Basil Stir-fry is nicknamed ‘Brainless-Order’. When people go to a cook-to-order restaurant and don’t have any idea of what to eat, they usually order Chicken order Chicken and Holy Basil Stir-fry topped with a fried egg.

Ingredients
The main ingredients of Chicken and Holy Basil Stir-fry are holy basil, garlic, chili pepper, oil, fish-sauce, sugar, pepper, and chicken or other meat (the last name changes to reflect the type of meat desired). Chicken and Holy Basil Stir-fry is usually eaten with rice but some restaurants might add other ingredients to the dish, for example, carrots or lentil.

Cooking
To cook the dish, first we fry the garlic in oil until it changes to yellow color. After that, we add paprika and chicken, then pour in some water for gravy and juiciness. Stir-fry until the chicken is done, then season with fish-sauce, sugar, pepper, and finally with holy basil. Put it on a plate with rice, and perhaps top up with a fried egg.

Holy basil
Holy basil has a long tradition in Thailand and is a small herb with good aroma. Holy basil is used for cooking and for medicine. Holy basil has a special pungent aroma and a little racy taste, which is good for suppressing the fishy taste.

Benefits
Chicken and Holy Basil Stir-fry with fried egg contains 500 to 600 kilo calories which is much energy for a dish, and has a lot of nutrition value.
 * Rice gives energy and warmth.
 * Pork and chicken give protein minerals.
 * Holy Basil contains antioxidants, and cure flatulence and indigestion, and contains beta-carotene and vitamins.
 * Paprika contains vitamins and capsaicin which are antioxidants, and help prevent cancer.
 * Garlic contains organosulfur which kill bad bacteria, and stimulate the detoxification system.