Curd

A food packed with calcium. It is very simple to make and just tastes awesome. It is an integral part of my life as it can be used to make a variety of things like raita, smoothies, salads, kadhi, shrikhand etc. After lunch, a glass of chaas made from the curd helps digestion. Let us understand how to set curd at home.

Let us start cooking!!!

Ingredients:
Milk: 500 ml
Curd culture: 1 tsp from previously settled curd

Method:
1. Boil the milk and let it come to a state when it is just warm. Dip your finger and check. It must be warm and not hot.
2. Now add the curd culture to it, mix it well, cover it and let it set for about 4-5 hours.
3. After 5 hours the curd is ready. Refrigerate it for later use.

Tips:
1. Make sure you boil the milk before setting the curd otherwise it is possible that the milk may spoil during the fermentation process.
2. The milk should be warm. If very hot, then it will be grainy. If less hot but hotter than warm, then it will be runny and if it is cold then it will not set at all.
3. The time taken by the curd to set varies as per the climate. In summers it will set fast but during winters it will take time.
4. If you stay in a cold place then keep the container in some warm place like cooker or oven.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!