Dahi or curd is an Indian yogurt. It is known as perugu in Telugu. Dahi is a milk product that is fermented and is a probiotic. It can be easily made at home. Dahi is widely used in Indian dishes to make variety of dishes like butter milk, kadhi, curd rice, raita, dahi wada, mango lassi and many more. It can be mixed with white rice and eaten with curry.
Ingredients:
- 250 ml milk
- 2 tsp culture or yogurt starter
Method:
- Take milk in a pot
- Bring it to boil on medium heat
- Switch off the stove
- Let milk cool down to lukewarm temperature
- Take a pot which you are going to use to make dahi
- There are few methods to use a culture:
- Take 2 tsp culture and spread it inside the pot, then pour the milk and mix well
- Add culture to milk and whisk it to mix well
- Cover the pot
- Keep it in a warm place to set
- You can keep it in the oven by keeping the oven light on
- The total time to get it set to convert into curd depends on the temperature
- In the summer, it takes around 5-6 hours
- In cold climate, it may take 8-12 hours
- Once it becomes thick, store into the refrigerator
- If you keep it out for long time, it becomes sour.
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