tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post3683964241413298758..comments2024-03-18T14:39:59.402-05:00Comments on One Hot Stove: Making Yogurt at HomeNupurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-12767127981666741082013-08-28T07:47:05.191-05:002013-08-28T07:47:05.191-05:00Hi I wonder if it is possible to reuse clay pots w...Hi I wonder if it is possible to reuse clay pots when making yoghurt if I sterilise them and boil themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-14515747068191450502012-10-23T18:54:04.605-05:002012-10-23T18:54:04.605-05:00Hi Nupur..thanks for this lovely recipe. I had a q...Hi Nupur..thanks for this lovely recipe. I had a question though. Do you use the culture everytime you make the yoghurt or do you then reuse the yoghurt as your culture? how much yoghurt do you make at one time with 4 cups of milk and how much yogourmet do you then use to make it? <br />I apologize in advance if my questions are already answered in your post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-82368139024738244762012-08-15T01:35:59.353-05:002012-08-15T01:35:59.353-05:00Hi Uttara,
If you are getting a lot of in the yog...Hi Uttara,<br /><br />If you are getting a lot of in the yoghurt, start with a thickened milk. My secret is to add a tablespoonful of milk powder to a liter of milk. Will work. <br /><br />Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-5471704490393714192012-08-14T10:57:56.979-05:002012-08-14T10:57:56.979-05:00I stumbled across your blog googling for "tam...I stumbled across your blog googling for "tamarind yogurt starter" cause I saw some anecdotal stuff about making a yogurt starter from tamarinds and chili peppers. Don't get me wrong, I love Yogourmet and have been using it for years. If you want a cheaper source, try buying a yogurt starter called "ABY-2C" It takes 1/16 teaspoon for 6.5 cups of milk. It's not as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-4737706631782115992012-02-24T09:20:19.828-06:002012-02-24T09:20:19.828-06:00Krithi, I tried using "desi" brand yogur...Krithi, I tried using "desi" brand yogurt as a starter culture once but did not have any success with that. For me, what has worked best is to start with a commercial culture like the yogourmet brand. The yogurt made with this tastes fantastic to me and I just use a bit of the yogurt to start the next batch and so on.<br /><br />For Indian yogurt cultures, some people get good results Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-45046208317373991002012-02-23T20:24:22.836-06:002012-02-23T20:24:22.836-06:00Hi Nupur,
Thank you for maintaing this wonderful ...Hi Nupur,<br /><br />Thank you for maintaing this wonderful blog. I have tried making yogurt at home but to no avail. I have been buying the yogurt from the Indian store which tastes just like yogurt we made back home in India. Is the culture from that yogurt a good start? <br /><br />Thanks in advance for your response.<br /><br />KrithiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-18567999417367182422011-02-11T03:57:57.412-06:002011-02-11T03:57:57.412-06:00Hi Nupur,
this is my first comment to you , though...Hi Nupur,<br />this is my first comment to you , though i have tried a lot of recipies from your blog and all of them were gud. <br /><br />and from ur inspiration i have started my own recipe blog. <br /><br />hope it works!!Uttarahttp://khanakhanzana.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-14898286566014873152011-02-11T03:53:04.544-06:002011-02-11T03:53:04.544-06:00Hey Hi,
I am posting a comment for the first time...Hey Hi,<br /><br />I am posting a comment for the first time on your blog though i have tried a lot of recipes from ur blog and all are gud. <br /><br />speaking of yogurt my yogurt results are very bad. it has lots of water in it please suggest.<br /><br /><br />i have started a new blog just a few days ago. inspired by you!!!!!!!uttarahttp://khanakhanzana.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-3846128707561708002011-01-02T18:56:25.675-06:002011-01-02T18:56:25.675-06:00Last night I was laying in bed thinking about stuf...Last night I was laying in bed thinking about stuff that I can make at home and got to thinking about yogurt. And then today I'm catching up on my blog reading and came across your post (which links to this one). What a great coincidence! I actually have a yogurt maker from the 70s that my mom gave me that I want to try. Thanks for the info about where to get the culture and the link to the Jonathanhttp://shoottocook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-17848585277374532212010-09-24T01:17:25.625-05:002010-09-24T01:17:25.625-05:00Hi Nupur! I am happy to find your blog and specifi...Hi Nupur! I am happy to find your blog and specifically this post on yogurt making. I am going to be product testing a yogurt maker for my blog. I have linked to your blog, this post, and have quoted you in the post. Please let me know if this is ok, if not I will remove it and you can remove the link below. I look forward to visiting your blog. Cheers Tiffany <br />http://Tiffany Teskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150083840976460431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-22244954607963900822010-04-19T07:11:47.370-05:002010-04-19T07:11:47.370-05:00I'm so relieved to hear that you, and so many ...I'm so relieved to hear that you, and so many others, have had trouble making indian-style yogurt at home! I have been so frustrated the last few months, trying to make it from pre-existing yogurt as a starter--only once has it come out even remotely correctly. I will continue trying based on these comments and try the yogourmet starter if all else fails. At least until I sneak some yogurt GrousyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471264422076982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-13121744063778369472010-03-29T19:36:24.607-05:002010-03-29T19:36:24.607-05:00I tried making curd using your "scientific&qu...I tried making curd using your "scientific" method - I specially bought a thermometer to measure the temperature! Woke up this morning to beautifully set, yummy curd. Finally I can make curd successfully, consistently, during winter months - yaay!<br /><br />I used about a tablespoon of store bought curd as as the starter instead of yogurt culture - got good results.Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-33925960802078063502010-03-02T22:36:20.328-06:002010-03-02T22:36:20.328-06:00Ugh.. I totally agree with your neighbor! Most peo...Ugh.. I totally agree with your neighbor! Most people would have no idea how to fend for themselves in an apocalypse. It is a little scary when you think about it. A few years ago, there was a TV show called Jericho that was all about that.<br /><br />I have been thinking about making my own yogurt for a long time - hopefully your highly informative post is the kick-in-the-butt that gets me going!Gabihttp://www.30minutedinnerparty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-70921638725293908462010-03-01T00:04:14.959-06:002010-03-01T00:04:14.959-06:00I liked your post. I recently saw Alton Brown on y...I liked your post. I recently saw Alton Brown on youtube explaining the curd making, and I liked that. In north Indian homes (as also in South and West and East :-)) the curds and culture are always available, but tradition is tradition. Tradition allows for little or no open-minded evaluation of the methodology.<br /><br />I found with my observation that the pot makes a difference, a clay pot eggwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722554530658820624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-42355885850135542282010-02-22T23:43:28.906-06:002010-02-22T23:43:28.906-06:00Hey Nupur,
This is how I made my yogurt. Bring th...Hey Nupur,<br /><br />This is how I made my yogurt. Bring the required qty of milk (2% tastes good enough) to a boil in a saucepan. Turn off the heat and when still hot pour to a container and put a ladel full of dahi (I used the low fat dahi bought from the Indian store) and keep it in the conventional oven (cool) The dahi sets within half a day in summer and takes 24 hours in winter. <br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-40866540214021993112010-02-17T16:13:58.866-06:002010-02-17T16:13:58.866-06:00Kudos to you for making homemade yogurt. I have be...Kudos to you for making homemade yogurt. I have been considering making my own too but I would really like to make it with fat free milk. Have you tried it with fat free milk? Does it work?Smitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784498326174009697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-80450145577799382282010-02-17T11:26:49.607-06:002010-02-17T11:26:49.607-06:00Tara- How nice for you! I'm so thrilled that y...<b>Tara</b>- How nice for you! I'm so thrilled that you got such perfect results! <br /><br /><b>jayasri</b>- Yes, that's what people are telling me, that they often get culture from India :) but it seems to work well with cultures from American yogurt as well. I'm so glad you enjoyed the amti masala. <br /><br /><b>triveni</b>- That's a very unusual trick, to almost curdle the Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-62434724594601415952010-02-16T15:49:05.231-06:002010-02-16T15:49:05.231-06:00Nupur, the Greek-style yoghurt at Trader Joe's...Nupur, the Greek-style yoghurt at Trader Joe's makes a fantastic starter. I've been making dahi at home for a while now but would always worry about running out of 'starter'.. not any more!! depending on what I am cooking, I make yoghurt at home once or twice a week and usually the previous batch works just fine as a starter. Every so often I will run out though (if we scrape the Nishanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-53080466788402747132010-02-16T13:57:22.137-06:002010-02-16T13:57:22.137-06:00Hi Nupur,
My mom also makes yogurt at home, in At...Hi Nupur,<br /><br />My mom also makes yogurt at home, in Atlanta. However, she uses the culture that she got from India several years ago. I know...quite intense :P Basically, she heats up the milk until its steams, lets it cool and then adds the old yogurt (she save a little every time). Would this method work with your recipe? Hence, first time around, we make yogurt with the culture and thenSharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697484073428668997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-31054946177145430882010-02-16T05:41:37.225-06:002010-02-16T05:41:37.225-06:00hi nupur,
while in US to make curd for the first ...hi nupur,<br /><br />while in US to make curd for the first time from scratch, i used my mom's trick, which is, boil the milk, let it come to room temperature and just squeeze 2-3 drops of lemon juice.<br /><br />Thats it. it sets to curd and u can use the same as starter from next time onwards. In winters, do the same and place the container in a 5 mins pre-heated oven or leave the oven trivenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882103069516896528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-8435894087205365692010-02-15T14:02:30.925-06:002010-02-15T14:02:30.925-06:00Hi, nupur, lovely description of making yogurt, I ...Hi, nupur, lovely description of making yogurt, I used to buy yogurt here, but one day when I went to see my friend S, as she invited us for lunch, I thought the yogurt tasted very Indianish when asked she told me a little secret, that she brought the yogurt culture!!, that is she had brought a small cup of yogurt from India, when she came from her trip and is making the yogurt from that and she Myvegfarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560475178526401269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-46238797645284661892010-02-15T08:05:21.324-06:002010-02-15T08:05:21.324-06:00Your post inspired me to make yogurt at home. I us...Your post inspired me to make yogurt at home. I used regular All natural Dannon Non Fat yogurt and the dahi came out beautifully. I microwaved the milk to 195 F, then cooled it to 115F. Added a tablespoon of the Dannon yogurt (for milk=3/4 yogurt cup). Then let it set in the oven with the light on overnight. Next day I popped it in the fridge for 2 hours and voila lovely dahi!! I have tried Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-29450564969014843442010-02-14T05:04:36.921-06:002010-02-14T05:04:36.921-06:00Testing to see that URL really is optional -NupurTesting to see that URL really is optional -NupurTest commentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-45218420495282465542010-02-14T05:03:46.884-06:002010-02-14T05:03:46.884-06:00rv- Thanks for sharing your method, it is very int...<b>rv</b>- Thanks for sharing your method, it is very interesting to know that kefir works well as a starter. I'll have to try this for sure. <br /><br /><b>Poornima</b>- You might like the book <i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i>.<br /><br /><b>indosungod</b>- Yes, it was the funniest thing, after reading Sandeepa's post, I went back and looked at my 4-yr old post on the Kolhapur bazaar and Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-89516973261220404442010-02-13T16:08:03.240-06:002010-02-13T16:08:03.240-06:00Hi Nupur, I've been following your blog, appre...Hi Nupur, I've been following your blog, appreciating your writing, your food, your knitting, your passion and your patience....Love your blog....<br />Just gave you a dual award Happy & Sunshine on my blog, a simple thanks....<br />NeetaNeetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831541901818632167noreply@blogger.com