Homemade yogurt is creamy, healthy, and delicious. It is not very thick like the store-bought yogurt. It’s filled with calcium and many other nutrients. Why would you buy yogurt, when you could make healthy yogurt at home? It is effortless, simple, and free of preservatives. If you have plain yogurt at home, you can make many different recipes with it. Plain yogurt is an essential ingredient in South Indian homes.
Cuisine: Kerala
Course: Side dish
Prep Time: 6-8 hours
Cook time: 5-10 min
Servs: 4-6
Ingredients
2 cups of whole milk
1/2 cup of plain yogurt
Cooking Direction
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Boil two cups of milk in a pot.
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After the milk boils, bring down the flame to medium. Continue simmering on a medium flame for 2-3 more minutes. Simmering will help remove the water from the yogurt.
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Turn off the stove, remove from flame, and set aside for the milk to cool.
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When the milk comes to room temperature, pour the milk and yogurt into a glass jar. Set this on the the side for 6-8 hours. During the winter, it’s best to put the jar in a warmer place such as your oven. This process will create healthy thick plain yogurt.
Tips: You can keep some yogurt aside and make homemade yogurt as long as you want. Every time you make a new batch of yogurt, make sure you use a clean jar. Don’t add the milk into the same jar over and over again.
