tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post2948438484343687943..comments2024-03-29T06:29:19.515-05:00Comments on One Hot Stove: Blog Post Redux: Make the Ghee, Buy the PaneerNupurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-88391943871550922922022-01-30T14:03:47.415-06:002022-01-30T14:03:47.415-06:00But I'll try and make a post soon!But I'll try and make a post soon! Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1377009486437580752022-01-30T14:03:17.169-06:002022-01-30T14:03:17.169-06:00Hi Sangeetha- I'm replying very late to your c...Hi Sangeetha- I'm replying very late to your comment. I can think of two things that might help fix your string yogurt issue. (1) When setting yogurt, you heat up heat, right, then cool it to lukewarm and add the culture? Try heating it to 180 degrees F. I use a candy thermometer to monitor this. Not heating up milk to a high enough temperature can result in stringy yogurt. <br />(2) You may Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-30064511569554692592022-01-20T07:04:22.358-06:002022-01-20T07:04:22.358-06:00Hi Nupur, I came to your blog searching for a yogu...Hi Nupur, I came to your blog searching for a yogurt recipe. Although I know the basics of making yogurt, mine always comes out stringy! Any tips for this? Or perhaps a whole post on yougrt, pretty please?Sangeethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274946088501464400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-87718011777531483372021-06-02T09:48:18.548-05:002021-06-02T09:48:18.548-05:00Thanks for this great list and for playing along! ...Thanks for this great list and for playing along! I recently discovered a bread recipe that is easy enough that I have been making bread more often (for dishes like pav and misal). I do buy sliced bread though. Great that you make chili sauce too. I'd like to try that. I make kind "balls" :D that are like kind bars- just fruit and nuts and should make them more regularly. Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-70864237206048928482021-05-30T16:14:51.611-05:002021-05-30T16:14:51.611-05:00Nupar - how interesting! South Asian lurker here...Nupar - how interesting! South Asian lurker here - originally from India - with grown children. I have loved and learned so much from your blog - it's like a time machine to the good old days of the internet.<br /><br /><br />Going by aisle <br />Aisle 1 dairy<br />I buy cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, butter<br />I'd like to make my own fresh cheese<br /><br />Aisle 2 cereals and mgokhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149342617110326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-34205986433688966442021-03-25T06:44:01.037-05:002021-03-25T06:44:01.037-05:00Johanna- I know what you mean. It makes perfect se...Johanna- I know what you mean. It makes perfect sense to buy and make as time, energy and inclination allows. I too would like to make pasta, especially with the kids. <br /><br />I love fast, cheap, good- pick two! It definitely addresses the make vs. buy decisions. Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-39068478073679624252021-02-15T19:45:29.613-06:002021-02-15T19:45:29.613-06:00Nupur, we might actually start another puzzle pret...Nupur, we might actually start another puzzle pretty soon! We will be unveiling one more puzzle for my son’s birthday. So I can’t wait to get started on that! He wanted an elephant piece puzzle so that’s what will be coming! I’ve been blogging about the harvest and it’s so fun! Maybe that could help you in your summer harvests!BDSNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405924632825069766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-78146984353155023082021-02-06T06:58:11.054-06:002021-02-06T06:58:11.054-06:00This is an interesting idea to think of what we ma...This is an interesting idea to think of what we make and what we buy. For me this list could change from week to week as sometimes I make bread and sometimes I buy it, I mostly make my own soups but buy the occasional one, I mostly buy baked beans but occasionally make them - and on and on. It has changed over the years and at the moment I don't have as much time as I would like for cookingJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-77835121474209244492021-01-24T07:52:41.919-06:002021-01-24T07:52:41.919-06:00Pavani- hello, how are you?! How fun that you made...Pavani- hello, how are you?! How fun that you made Indian pickles at home. I will have to make some as a summer project. It is fun that our lists have stayed pretty much the same over the years.Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-2984659468400089402021-01-24T07:51:27.908-06:002021-01-24T07:51:27.908-06:00Hello :) Paneer from curd is interesting- I've...Hello :) Paneer from curd is interesting- I've only ever seen it made from milk. I guess it would have a more tangy flavor? <br /><br />Desi style granola sounds very interesting! Almost like a sweetish version of chivda/mixture? Over here I would go bankrupt if I bought granola at the rate it is consumed. I must say I spend a lot of my grocery budget on nuts as it is! Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-72681557308250994952021-01-22T18:57:06.208-06:002021-01-22T18:57:06.208-06:00Hi Nupur, hope all is well with you!!
I went back...Hi Nupur, hope all is well with you!! <br />I went back and read your old post. I had commented on it (#63) :-) <br />I think my list would still be very similar to yours. The only that has changed in all these years is that my roti making skills have improved a lot.<br />I buy: pasta sauces, cheese, breads etc.<br />I make: yogurt, ghee, Indian pickles (during stay at home last year), ice cream.Pavanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09383461699258814590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-30197964537689329952021-01-20T09:42:10.806-06:002021-01-20T09:42:10.806-06:00Such a coincidence nupur, I was originally reading...Such a coincidence nupur, I was originally reading your make and buy post. I'm very like you in the roti making department and have a cook coming in so my usual roti fixes are covered :) but I really want to learn to make parathas well for the kid's lunchbox. <br />Over the last year I've become adept at making paneer from curd and eliminating the need to buy it has meant less hamsiniuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127233159108673752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-79231879053508078432021-01-20T07:46:39.577-06:002021-01-20T07:46:39.577-06:00Hi Chits- thank you for sticking with me all these...Hi Chits- thank you for sticking with me all these years :) It has been fun. Same pinch on what we make versus buy! Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-35111513024884398892021-01-20T07:45:40.800-06:002021-01-20T07:45:40.800-06:00Neha- it sounds like you have your ghee and yogurt...Neha- it sounds like you have your ghee and yogurt needs covered. Both of those are very low-effort for me, and we don't consume a whole lot of either, so it works to make at home- yogurt once a week, ghee once every couple of months. <br /><br />It is lovely that you're able to cover most of your snack needs with homemade goodies. My kids snack heavily and I am not able to keep up with Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-13293763332231978472021-01-20T07:42:23.692-06:002021-01-20T07:42:23.692-06:00I LOVED seeing your puzzle! Congrats on sticking t...I LOVED seeing your puzzle! Congrats on sticking thro and getting it done :D Are you going to start another one? (We are finishing up a 1000 piece Peanuts puzzle- very challenging because we're now only left with blank light blue and dark blue areas to fill).<br /><br />I loved reading your list here! That's lovely that you are able to preserve your garden harvest for winter. I've Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-45296652245648951382021-01-20T07:37:25.214-06:002021-01-20T07:37:25.214-06:00Anon- Exactly, since granola is consumed on a dail...Anon- Exactly, since granola is consumed on a daily basis in our household it makes sense to make it at home. I used to make pizza dough at home, but we eat pizza only once a month or so, and there is a local pizza place that makes great NY style pizza so that's what we get. Like you, I have grown fond of sprouted bread :D <br /><br />Hibiscus tea is so interesting- the flowers are among my Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-43809434286079644922021-01-19T05:00:20.268-06:002021-01-19T05:00:20.268-06:00I should read your original post when I can. I had...I should read your original post when I can. I had to leave a comment in the middle of my work day as I think my list is identical to yours. What we make versus what we buy versus what I’d like to make. Almost all the same! - Chits (PS: I’ve been reading your blog forever now, almost since when the dinosaurs roamed the earth) chirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127152499101870096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-24757231361730822632021-01-19T00:16:26.936-06:002021-01-19T00:16:26.936-06:00Loved this post! I am in aww that you make yogurt ...Loved this post! I am in aww that you make yogurt and ghee yourself. That is something I have tried and failed so many times, that I am now more than content at eating dahi from a box (I re-use the boxes in my garden to lessen the guilt of generating plastic.) For ghee we have a great source now which gets it from the women cooperatives in the villages. I love that ghee. Thankfully that ghee Nehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514770859221592913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-9935137089136106182021-01-18T19:48:40.294-06:002021-01-18T19:48:40.294-06:00Hi Nupur , I did it , finally did it,and you know...Hi Nupur , I did it , finally did it,and you know what I mean.. my puzzle..I was so driven that I had to complete it this weekend and we were successfully able to put the last piece in today.. I have put my puzzle pic on my blog if you like to stop by some time to check it out 😊<br />I like your Aisle wise categorization . Here are my buys and makes...<br />Aisle 1 dairy<br />I make ghee and IBDSNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405924632825069766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-27544364602515815752021-01-18T13:39:11.444-06:002021-01-18T13:39:11.444-06:00Hi Nupur, I do not make ghee - tried couple of tim...Hi Nupur, I do not make ghee - tried couple of times and failed and now don't want to try;) but I do make granola (and KAF almond cookies once in a few months). The granola is way tastier/healthier/less sweet and cheaper than store-brought, esp. since I have it for breakfast with yoghurt almost every day. I started to make yoghurt in the Instapot, when I could not justify the cartons of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com