make sure your rice is cooked and ready to be served before you start cooking.
believe me on this one.
because there's noting more appointing then finishing a pen of pad kra pao gai only to realize your rice isn't cooked yet!
remember that the ingredients listed here are just a guide
they are the amounts i used
but you should really taste test all the Thai food you cook, and make it according to be the way you like it.