Indian Yogurt Recipe / Homemade curd Recipe
Recipe By sakshi nillawar
Curd also known as Dahi in Hindi is a fermented milk product made from warm milk and a bacterial yogurt starter. Curd has been made traditionally in India for thousands of years.
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- 1/2 litre 1/2 litre
- 1 teaspoons 1-2 teaspoons
Directions: Indian Yogurt Recipe / Homemade curd
- STEP 1.Rinse a thick bottomed pan or saucepan with clean water.
- STEP 2.Pour milk into it and heat it on the stovetop on a medium-low to medium heat.
- STEP 3.Stir a couple of times when the milk is getting heated so that the milk does not get burnt from the bottom.
- STEP 4.When the milk comes to a boil, it will start rising. Before it spills out of the pan, switch off the heat. Set the pan aside on the kitchen countertop.
- STEP 5.Let the milk become warm at room temperature.
- STEP 6.To check if the milk has become warm dip your little finger (touch method) into the milk and you should feel warm and not hot. Second way is to touch the sides of the pan and it should feel warm and not hot.
- STEP 7.The third way is to check with a food thermometer and it should have a temperature between 39 to 44 degrees celsius or 102 to 111 degree fahrenheit
- STEP 8.Once the milk has become warm, you can use the same pan for setting curd or transfer the warm milk in another bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of curd starter to the milk and mix thoroughly with a small wired whisk.
- STEP 9.Cover with lid and allow the milk to ferment for 5 to 6 hours or until the curd is set
- STEP 10.Depending on the temperature it may take more hours. You can also use Instant pot yogurt function to set the curd.
- STEP 11.On fermentation the curd will have a pleasant fermented aroma and with a slight tangy taste and it will also have a wobbly thick texture.
- STEP 12.Once the curd is made, refrigerate it so that it does not get overfermented. If you need sour curd for any recipe then keep the curd for a couple of hours at room temperature. This will lead to more fermentation and the curd will become sour or very sour.
- STEP 13.You can eat this curd with your meals. You can also add it to variety of recipes like curd rice, buttermilk, lassi, kadhi, mor kuzhambu, dahi kabab, dahi vada, dahi bhalla, biryani, paneer tikka or make raita with it.
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Recipe By sakshi nillawar