How to Prepare Curd/ Yogurt/ Dahi at Home

Yogurt is best way to get daily protein diet. Yogurt is cultured active way which is natural. Daily yogurt help in bowel movement, bacterial infection reduction and make immune system more active.

Yield: 4 Serving

Ingredients:

       Milk                                     2 Liter
       Curd/Yogurt /Dahi              2 Tablespoon
     

Direction:

  Boil milk in the heavy bottom pan on medium heat, stir occasionally so it won't burn at the bottom of the pan. With the first boil stir and make it boil for another 4 minutes. Cool it until it turns lukewarm then transfer to the another glass pan(or Steel pan) add 2 tablespoon of yogurt and keep in the warm place overnight. Do Cover the pan in which your going to make yogurt.Morning at first check and referigerate it for a use.


The making of Yogurt is by fermentation and it take 5-10 hours depending on how warm the surrounding or what weather it is. Covering the lid help to keep temperature warm enough to ferment.

Seasons and Yogurt making:

• In winter cover your pan with sweater and keep near the Air heater with 4-6 feet distance with setting 70 Fahrenheit temperature so it will turn yogurt better way. This is way is best even when it snow.
• In Summer it's all easy so keep yogurt preparing late in night so it won't turn sour.
• In Winter if it's moist and cool then try sweater with heater.

Flavor Yogurt:

• Vanilla Yogurt -Add 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract in Milk when you keep it for fermentation.
• Almond Yogurt - Add 1 teaspoon of Almond extract in Milk when you keep it for fermentation. Also add almond slice once the yogurt is ready.
• Kerala Yogurt - Add Curry leaves and Cumin seeds when you keeping milk for ferment.

NOTE:

• If you have Clothe dryer and used the same day your planning to make yogurt then place yogurt pan covered with sweater in winter .
• You can make yogurt in your oven too. Repeat the above Directions and then set the temperature at lowest given in your oven and let milk added yogurt sit for 5-6 hours with covered lid.
• Boil milk for longer if you need thick yogurt as boiling it longer burn the max water content in milk.