Ingredients

6-7 cups milk

1-2 tsp curd from previous batch as starter culture

Heavy bottomed pot to prepare curd

Note: You can also use plain greek yogurt or plain yogurt as a starter culture.

Preparation

  • Refrigerate curd/yogurt from the previous batch, which will be used as starter culture, till needed.
  • Slowly bring milk to a rolling boil in a heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
  • When milk comes to rolling boil, lower the heat to prevent overflow.
  • Slowly increase the heat to medium. Keep stirring.
  • The milk will stop to overflow. At this point, remove from the heat.
  • After removing from the heat, you can see that milk has reduced in quantity.
  • Keep it aside and let it cool.
  • To test, insert your finger to check whether milk is little more warm to the touch.
  • Take the starter curd/yogurt in a spoon. Drop it into the warm milk. And stir well.
  • Cover the pot. Keep it in a warm place for 6-8 hours to ferment. I use my unused microwave as a warm place to ferment.
  • After 6-8 hours, you have Thick Indian Curd/Yogurt.

Refrigerate for 5-6 days.

You can use this curd to make

  • Raita
  • Lassi
  • Buttermilk
  • Use it as a dip with chapati, rava uppittu (upma)
  • Eaten with rice as Curd Rice with a spicy pickle on the side.

Detailed photo recipe is at http://www.pinterest.com/pin/452471093783437798/