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How to make Curd Recipe | Dahi Recipe

Learn how to make curd or dahi at home. Indian curd is delicious and easy to make at home.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: curd recipe, how to make curd, how to make curd at home
Servings: 5 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 litre full cream Milk buffalo milk
  • 2 tbsp curd

Instructions

  • Take a patila (pot) and add 1 litre full cream milk to it.
  • Warm it a little bit. If you are boiling milk the first time then boil it for 10-15 minutes.
  • Milk should not be too hot or too cold for making curd. Put 1-2 drops of milk on the backside of your hand to check the milk temperature. If milk is not too hot and not too cold, it indicates milk is ready for making dahi (curd). Or you can put your finger in the milk to check the temperature.
  • Turn off the gas.
  • Put 2 tbsp curd into the milk and mix it with the spoon.
  • Whisk it a little bit or do taidana ( in the Hindi language)
  • Take a lota or earthenware for making curd, and put the curd in the lota or earthenware.
  • Cover with the plate and set it aside for a few hours. Keep it in a warm place.
  • It will take 2 hours in the stainless steel utensil and 4 hours in the earthenware in the summers.

Notes

If the milk temperature is right then it will not be sour.

How to make curd in the winter?

For making curd in the winters. You need to keep these things in mind:
  1. The temperature of the milk should be a little high. 
  2. Add a little bit more curd to the milk. 
  3. Take a warm shawl or thin blanket. Fold it in 4 times. Keep your lota or utensil, and cover it with the plate. Place it in the centre of the shawl and cover it with it. And leave it aside for the rest of the night. In this way, it will get warmth and it helps to start the fermentation process.

What are the reasons for sour curd?

  1. Milk was too hot at the time of making curd.
  2. The curd you used for making the curd is already sour. In that case, the curd will be sour.
  3. If it is left in the hot place for a long time. In that case, the curd will become sour. For preventing this, always keep the curd in the fridge once it is set. Do not leave curd outside the fridge in the summer.