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Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 2 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 2 litre
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 8 cup (2 litre) milk
- 2 tbsp milk powder
- ½ tsp curd / yogurt / dahi
Method
- firstly, take 1 cup milk in a heavy bottomed vessel.
- dissolve 2 tbsp milk powder to get more creamy curd.
- stir well making sure there are no lumps.
- now add 7 cup milk and mix well.
- get the milk to boil on medium flame stirring occasionally.
- once the milk comes to a boil, simmer for 2 minutes. this helps to get creamy curd.
- turn off the flame and allow to cool slightly (lukewarm).
- transfer the milk into another vessel. you can use the same vessel to set the curd.
- now stir in ½ tsp curd into lukewarm milk. use whole red chilli (with its stalk/head) if you want to make a curd without a culture or without using curd / dahi.
- cover and rest in warm place for 8 hours. you can also use instant pot / yogurt setter to set the curd if you are living in cold places.
- after 8 hours, the milk will be set into curd.
- however, to have a very thick and creamy curd, refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
- finally, fresh and creamy homemade curd is ready to use.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.