Thai cuisine is  a perfect harmony of spices and fragrances that aren't  so hard to achieve at home, as I found out recently. Using Narumol Chinsomboon's book on Easy Thai cooking, along with a recipe for green curry paste from Queens Thai restaurant, Khao Kang, I was able to create a deeply perfumed dish at home. I was helped by tracking down the ingredients at a local Thai grocery, including ka, makrut, and kra Chai – all key to that rich essence.