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    How to Make Curd at Home | Homemade Yogurt | Dahi Recipe

    November 22, 2021 By Aarthi 34 Comments

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    HHow to Make Curd at Home | Homemade Yogurt | Dahi Recipe with step by step pictures.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. What is Curd?
    2. How to Make Yogurt
    3. How fresh curd can be consumed:
    4. Frequently Asked Questions
    5. Homemade Curd | How to Make Yogurt at Home
    6. Homemade Curd step by step pictures

    Homemade Curd | Yogurt

    If you ask me, what is your first necessary stuff in a kitchen. My answer would be fridge, I know you all will agree to this. I cannot live without a fridge in my kitchen. It keeps all our foods and stuff fresh and prevent them from getting spoiled. I would strongly suggest you to invest a good amount of money in a good proper fridge.

    What is Curd?

    Curd is a traditional yogurt or fermented milk product, originating from the Indian subcontinent, usually prepared from cow's milk, and sometimes buffalo milk, or goat milk. It is popular throughout the Indian subcontinent.

    Check out this post for making curd using milk powder.

    How to Make Yogurt

    • Take your milk in a sauce pan or in a microwave safe bowl. Boil it. If you are using microwave, boil it for 6 to 7 mins. Keep a eye over the milk.
    • Remove this from the pan and pour it into another bowl and allow it to come to luke warm temperature.
    • Now take a clean container. Add your curd in that and beat it till it gets creamy and smooth.
    • Now pour over the luke warm milk and whisk it till combined. You should mix this very good. You can use a hand blender to mix it well.
    • Cover the container with a lid and leave it in a warm place(in my house everywhere is warm, so i leave it over the counter top) for around 6 to 8 hours, it even takes 10 hours.
    • Once it has had it time. Place them in the fridge for a good couple of hours.
    • Now your yogurt is done.
    • You can serve as it is or add some sugar and serve as lassi.

    How fresh curd can be consumed:

     
    Add some sugar into the thick curd and beat it well, have it as lassi.
     
    Add some salt, ginger & chilli juice, water and beat it well till it forms a liquid. This is what we call as sambaram.
     
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    Now getting back to the recipe. Are you bored of tasting the store bought gelatin stuff. Make some fresh yogurt at home and you will love it. They taste so refreshing and cool, i make my own yogurt each time. This is a basic stuff which i should have in my fridge always. Make sure you read the notes section carefully, because i have consolidated all your question in there.
     

    Frequently Asked Questions

     

    1)About Starter

    Try to use a good starter to make your first batch of curd. It can be storebought or it can be from your previous batch of curd. The starter should be at room temperature.
     

    2)About Milk

    If you want thick, creamy curd just like mine, Use a full fat milk. I always use "Arokya milk" when i make curd. If you use skimmed or low fat milk then the curd will not set thick, It will be runny.
     

    3)About Temperature:

    The temperature of the milk should be luke warm, just as the water which you add yeast in while making bread. If you add starter curd to hot milk, then the milk will curdle. If you add starter curd to cold milk, then the curd wont set. So make sure your milk is warm when you add the starter curd in. Another way to find the temperature of the milk is. If you dip your finger into the milk, it should be like a very warm bath, if it is too hot then you should allow the milk to cool completely.
     
    If you live in cold place then, you want to leave the container in a warm oven for 8 to 10 hours. Turn the oven light on, so that it creates a warm temperature inside the oven.
     

    4)About Vessels:

    You can use stainless steel utensil, air tight plastic containers, tupperwares, glass containers.
     

    5)How it works.

    When you mix your starter curd into warm milk, the bacteria in the curd reacts with the warm milk and turn the entire milk into curd.
     
     
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    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Homemade Curd | How to Make Yogurt at Home

    Make thick set yogurt | curd at home easily using just 2 ingredients.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Resting Time 8 hrs
    Total Time 8 hrs 15 mins
    Course Main Course
    Servings 500 ml

    Ingredients
      

    • Full Fat Milk - ½ liter See notes
    • Curd / Yogurt - 1 tblspn This is a starter

    Instructions
     

    • Take your milk in a sauce pan or in a microwave safe bowl. Boil it. If you are using microwave, boil it for 6 to 7 mins. Keep an eye over the milk.
    • Remove this from the pan and pour it into another bowl and allow it to come to luke warm temperature.
    • Now take a clean container. Add your curd in that and beat it till it gets creamy and smooth.
    • Now pour over the luke warm milk and whisk it till combined. You should mix this very good. You can use a hand blender to mix it well.
    • Cover the container with a lid and leave it in a warm place(in my house everywhere is warm, so i leave it over the counter top) for around 6 to 8 hours, it even takes 10 hours.
    • Once it has had it time. Place them in the fridge for a good couple of hours.
    • Now your yogurt is done.
    • You can serve as it is or add some sugar and serve as lassi.

    Notes

    How fresh curd can be consumed:

    Add some sugar into the thick curd and beat it well, have it as lassi.
    Add some salt, ginger & chilli juice, water and beat it well till it forms a liquid. This is what we call as sambaram.

    About Starter

    Try to use a good starter to make your first batch of curd. It can be storebought or it can be from your previous batch of curd. The starter should be at room temperature.

    About Milk

    If you want thick, creamy curd just like mine, Use a full fat milk. I always use "Arokya milk" when i make curd. If you use skimmed or low fat milk then the curd will not set thick, It will be runny.

    About Temperature:

    The temperature of the milk should be luke warm, just as the water which you add yeast in while making bread. If you add starter curd to hot milk, then the milk will curdle. If you add starter curd to cold milk, then the curd wont set.
    So make sure your milk is warm when you add the starter curd in. Another way to find the temperature of the milk is. If you dip your finger into the milk, it should be like a very warm bath, if it is too hot then you should allow the milk to cool completely.
    If you live in cold place then, you want to leave the container in a warm oven for 8 to 10 hours. Turn the oven light on, so that it creates a warm temperature inside the oven.

    About Vessels:

    You can use stainless steel utensil, air tight plastic containers, tupperware, glass containers.
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    You will need some full fat milk and a tbspn of curd

     

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    Take a clean container in which you are gonna set curd

     

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    add a tblspn of curd in it

     

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    and whisk it till smooth

     

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    I use microwave to heat milk...
    Boil milk and allow them to cool till they are luke warm

     

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    Now take the milk and pour it in

     

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    Pour the warm milk in the curd

     

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    use a whisk to mix the mixture

     

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    mix it well

     

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    clamp a lid and set it in a warm place

     

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    I did a double batch

     

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    Now the yogurt is set..Transfer it to fridge

     

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    Now when you touch it it will be like a set pudding

     

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    Grab a spoon and take your first bite

     

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    Enjoy..

     

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    You can add some sugar and have it as lassi too..
     
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Nisa Homey

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      Curd is a necessity and a favorite...nice post and tutorial..

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    2. beingFab

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      Lovely!!

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    3. Coral Crue

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      I love it! can you show how to make home made butter too? my aunt makes it and ghee too but i do not know how to achieve that perfection

      Reply
    4. Sweetlime

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      luks so lovely and the presciption is good...

      Reply
    5. Meenakshi

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      Looks like you read my mind... I was about to pm you to show the recipe for curd.. Many thanks

      Reply
    6. angel star

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      Hi arthi
      realy usegul for beginners

      Reply
    7. angel star

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      Hi arthi
      Really useful for beginners

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    8. susila

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      Thanks Arthi . Now I see clearly how to make yogurt.

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    9. ramya

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      Hi arthi,

      Nice post. I used to buy curd from outside only. I tried few times at home. Not come out perfect.

      Also, i had one doubt. If u pour in plastic container, how it will convert. Plastic cointainer la uuthivachaa thayir convert aaguma. Clarify my doubt please.

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    10. Aarthi

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      @ramyayes u can use good plastic container

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    11. priya shalini Kanagarajah

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      Hi, I would like to what are the recipes there to make specially gravy or kolambu using spoilt milk? Thank you.

      Reply
    12. shayan asif

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      Helpful post 🙂
      Dear Aarthi setting curd during winters takes time any which way cud I make d procedure easier?

      Reply
    13. Aarthi

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      @shayan asifu can set them in oven with light on. Or put it near heater or inside a microwave with lights on.

      Reply
    14. Anonymous

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      How do we know the curd has gotten its time to set? As in how do we determine whether 6hours or 8hours is enough before we can refrigerate it?

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    15. Aarthi

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      @Anonymouswhen u look at the curd it wil look set.if it is not that set then leave it for few more hours.

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      • abinaya

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        Hi one doubt.I tried ur curd recipe.it came out so thick and creamy but there is little water in it
        What might be the reason.

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    16. Aarthi

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      @abinayaif your milk has extra water in it, then it will separate.

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    17. sudha

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      Its really yummy

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    18. Sheba

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      For how many days can i give this

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    19. Aarthi

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      @Shebato whom?

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    20. Aarthi

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      @Shebaif you are asking how many days you can store this, then you can keep it in fridge for a week or even more

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    21. Sheba

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      Sorry..i meant keeping arathi. .thanks for the reply
      .

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    22. Mumtaz begum

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      It is sooooo tasty arthi...my 2yr kid enjoying it with sugar....

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    23. Mumtaz begum

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      It is soooooo tasty arthi... My 2 yr kid enjoying it with sugar...

      Reply
    24. Anonymous

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      hey i stay in usa where we have for milk and curd of store brought expiry date
      so can we use it for starter and use it

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    25. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes u can use

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    26. Anonymous

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      Hi,

      Thanks for posting the recipe.
      Can you suggest if I can make it in an air tight container, with the lid closed?

      Regards,
      Jasbir Kaur

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    27. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes you can

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    28. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi,

      I work on a rig and I have only milk but don't have a teaspoon of yogurt so how can I prepare yogurt without having even a little yogurt. Please advise.

      Regards,
      Deepak

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    29. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousadd little lemon juice to milk, mix and set aside undisturbed for 30 mins.

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    30. Anonymous

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      Pls guide on making curd from milk powder as no fresh milk available here.thanks

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    31. Viji

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      Hi there sister, can i use fresh cow's milk to make curd? I made it but it was a bit watery. Is it because i mixed little water? Please advice

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    32. Raaji

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      1.Please don’t use plastic to heat or along with warm food in it, however good the quality of plastic is, it leaches into food and causes cancers.
      2. Never use microwave unless it is emergency, some countries have banned its usage due to its negativity.
      Always follow/use what our mothers/grandparents used like gas stoves and steel vessels. If possible using a clay pot for curd will enhance its taste as well as will increase its health benefits like probiotics etc.

      I follow and like your recipes but never wrote a comment but writing this as many people follow your blog and will be doing the same.

      Plastic and microwaves are one of the many reasons for increasing cancer cases.

      Reply

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