How to make yogurt at home - Is yogurt making easy ?

Homemade yogurt - Making yogurt at home

You will find 'how to make yogurt' info below. Yogurt is also refered to as yoghurt or curds or Dahi(Hindi, Marathi), Mosaru(kannada), Thyir(Tamil).

Making yogurt at home is easy and simple. It is a lot cheaper too compared to buying ready yogurt.

You will need some with live/ active culture. Yogurt needs "good, living" bacteria. The easiest way to add this is to use existing yogurt. The first time you make your own yogurt, use store bought plain yogurt. Make sure it has active cultures.

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How to make yogurt at home

Ingredients for making 1/2 litre plain yogurt- curds - Dahi

• Milk - 500 ml
• Plain starter yogurt - 1 tbsp

Making yogurt method instructions:

1. Bring milk to boil in a pot.Cool it till it is just warm.
2. Add 1 tbsp plain yogurt with live culture. Stir gently.
3. Pour it in the bowl in which you want to setcurds.
4. Keep aside till it sets.

Tips to get perfect yogurt:

1. Keep the yogurt warm to encourage bacteria growth. Between 100F and 120F (40C and 45C). If you live in a warm place you can put the container at the room temperature.
2. If you live in a colder place or during winters, keep the containers in oven or crock pot set to the desired temperature.
3. Or you can wrap the container in warm clothes. Use an old blanket or a sweater to wrap around the container. You will be conserving energy too with this method.
4. Do not move the yogurt till it is set. It can take anywhere from 8-10 hours to set depending on the temperature of the place where you live and where you set your container.
5. Refrigerate the yogurt once it is set. Leaving it outside will make it sour.
6. You can keep it for a week or so. If you are going to use some of it as starter, use it within a week, so that the bacteria is still active.

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