Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This spicy chicken rice bowl is Thai KFC's most popular dish...for a reason. It's called Khao Yum Gai Zabb and it's delish. This copycat recipe is even better than the original!
WRITTEN RECIPE: hot-thai-kitchen.com/thai-kfc-rice-bowl
MY COOKBOOKS: hot-thai-kitchen.com/htk-cookbook
MY TOOLS & INGREDIENTS: https://a.co/d/0cFKNCHZ
GET BONUS RECIPES & JOIN MY PRIVATE DISCORD: patreon.com/pailinskitchen
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Prepping the popcorn chicken
04:27 Making toasted rice powder
05:29 Making the dry and liquid seasoning
06:00 Prepping the herbs
07:01 Frying the chicken
10:52 Assemble
14:39 Tasting
CONNECT WITH ME!
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About Pai:
Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the YouTube channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via YouTube videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Prepping the popcorn chicken
04:27 Making toasted rice powder
05:29 Making the dry and liquid seasoning
06:00 Prepping the herbs
07:01 Frying the chicken
10:52 Assemble
14:39 Tasting
This spicy chicken rice bowl is Thai KFC's most popular dish...for a reason. It's called Khao Yum Gai Zabb and it's delish. This copycat recipe is even better than the original!
WRITTEN RECIPE: hot-thai-kitchen.com/thai-kfc-rice-bowl
MY COOKBOOKS: hot-thai-kitchen.com/htk-cookbook
MY TOOLS & INGREDIENTS: https://a.co/d/0cFKNCHZ
GET BONUS RECIPES & JOIN MY PRIVATE DISCORD: patreon.com/pailinskitchen
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Prepping the popcorn chicken
04:27 Making toasted rice powder
05:29 Making the dry and liquid seasoning
06:00 Prepping the herbs
07:01 Frying the chicken
10:52 Assemble
14:39 Tasting
CONNECT WITH ME!
instagram.com/HotThaiKitchen
pinterest.com/hotthaikitchen
tiktok.com/@hotthaikitchen
facebook.com/HotThaiKitchen
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About Pai:
Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the YouTube channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via YouTube videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Prepping the popcorn chicken
04:27 Making toasted rice powder
05:29 Making the dry and liquid seasoning
06:00 Prepping the herbs
07:01 Frying the chicken
10:52 Assemble
14:39 Tasting
